Articles by Northern Miner Staff

I’d like to know what happened to Aldermac Copper Corp. I understand it was bought by Ascot Metals Corp. in 1949. I’d like to know the name of the present company which took over Aldermac Copper. F. …

Not content with simply being Falconbridge Ltd.’s largest single shareholder, Noranda Inc. has increased its ownership of the nickel producer to 16.5% and will probably buy more. After failing once to…

After its credibility was severely damaged by operating problems at the Summitville gold mine in Colorado, Galactic Resources (TSE) appears to be back in the good books of at least one British brokera…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Aug 101.00 99.50 100.05 + 6.60 Sep 101.20 99.25 100….

Robex Resources (ME) has signed an agreement, in principle, with Maufort Resources (ME) which allows Robex to buy back up to 13% of its capital share and up to 21% of the capital share of its sister c…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Aug 93.40 93.40 93.45 — 0.55 Sep 94.95 92.30 …

Minnesota’s department of Natural Resources is in the final stages of assembling the list of lands and mineral rights that will be offered at the 1988 state metallic minerals lease sale. The date of t…

A Phase II exploration program operated by Corona Corporation (TSE) is now underway on the Brett property west of Vernon, B.C. The company has earned a 51% interest in the project from Huntington Reso…

In small communities like Atlin where placer mining is the major industry, a code of honour exists among locals that is rarely broken. Stealing from your employer is taboo and those that do are ostrac…

In a bid to turn Whim Creek Consolidated (TSE) into an international mining concern, Peter McAleer spends much of his time on board aeroplanes which take him to properties in Australia, the United Sta…

Golden North Resources — John S. Godfrey appointed chairman of the board; Paul F. Saxton, president; Anthony Tam, treasurer; Eunice E. Davies, assistant secretary.

Increased production, an improved gold grade and lower operating costs at the Cannon Mine in Washington State all joined forces to make a better bottom line for Breakwater Resources (TSE) during the f…