Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Montreal Exchange Amer. Reserve bid

Announcment of a takeover bid of its partner in the Paymaster project at Timmins, Ont., helped American Reserve Mining gain 38 this week. American, which closed at $2.10 on a volume of 109,700, has bi…


Manson Creek private placement

A private placement agreement has been signed between Manson Creek Resources (VSE) and Golden Rule (TSE) where Golden Rule will purchase up to one million units of Manson Creek at a price of 40 per un…


Mispec Res. on ME

Recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange was Mispec Resources (symbol MPE) of Saint John, N.B. Mispec, incorporated in 1986, owns mining rights to three New Brunswick properties: in the Ca…


Denison to spend $1 million on Guyana gold bet

Toronto-based Denison Mines (TSE) and little-known South American Goldfields (COATS) are set to launch a $1-million exploration program for gold in Guyana, South America. The program was given the go-…


Claude awaits project study

A prefeasibility study is expected within weeks for Claude Resources’ (TSE) Seabee gold property in Saskatchewan. Being prepared by A.C.A. Howe International, a mining consulting group, the study will…


Canadian apartheid?

Regarding your editorial “Flin Flon shouldn’t suffer for Apartheid.” (N.M., Oct 31/88): Apartheid is not an English but Dutch word, meaning separation. According to The Northern Miner, Canadians abhor…


DRX sells Randsburg claims to Echo Bay

Having sold a portion of its Randsburg, Calif. gold claims to the U.S. exploration wing of Echo Bay Mines (TSE), New York-based DRX Inc. is contemplating what to do with the proceeds. DRX is a holding…


Nickel showing in virgin area spurs staking

A recently discovered nickel- copper showing about 70 miles northwest of Chicoutimi, Que., has sparked a staking rush in the past four weeks. The showing is on the northeast corner of a large anorthos…


Tarzan completes diamond drilling

Tarzan Gold Inc. (ASE) has recently completed diamond drilling of hole 88-1 on the Main East Zone downward extension of the Joburke mine to a depth of 372.4 m to intersect the ore zone extensions at a…


Increased uses for graphite

It is not a new industrial mineral by any means, and the market is relatively small. So why does it seem graphite, a naturally occurring crystalline form of carbon, is drawing more interest these days…


Native groups get grant for talks with Placer Dome

The Windigo and Shibogama tribal councils will receive a $60,000 provincial grant toward the cost of negotiations with Placer Dome Inc. (TSE) regarding the proposed Musselwhite mining development in n…


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