Alberta Exchange: smaller is better?
It may be the least visible of the four Canadian exchanges, but for junior mining companies trading on the Alberta Stock Exchange, smaller can sometimes be better. Free from the red tape and bureaucra…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cominco Resources reports high grade
Drilling at the Sheep Creek copper property of Cominco Resources International (TSE) and BHP-Utah International near Helena, Mont., has intersected high grade copper mineralization over a significant …
Ecudor financing (June 13, 1988)
More than $400,000 was raised recently by Ecudor Inc. of Rouyn- Noranda, Que., through a private placement of shares and warrants with the president of the company, Serge Sejourne. The placement compr…
Gold helped to open the Manitoba frontier
Gold was often the catalyst that opened new lands in Canada’s north and west, and Manitoba was no exception. Soon after gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1879, prospectors move…
Messeguay results
Further encouraging results have been reported by Messeguay Mines (ME) from its Launay-Privat gold property located northeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The company says hole ML-88-1 (located 200 ft south…
Shareholders give nod to new Corona Corp.
If there was any doubt the amalgamation of five Royex group companies into one big corporate entity to be known as Corona Corp. would not go ahead, Chairman Ned Goodman dispelled it early. Addressing …
Continental Gold to drill shear zones at Trophy bet
Crews have been mobilized and drilling is expected to begin in July at Continental Gold Corp.’s (VSE) Trophy property in northwestern B.C. The $2-million exploration program will follow up a successfu…
Manitoba’s base metals sector had novel beginning manitoba base
The large and sophisticated base metal mining industry in Manitoba began in December, 1914, when a local Indian, David Collins, showed Thomas Creighton a mineralized outcrop near what is now Flin Flon…
Mining industry thrown an unexpected lifeline by Ottawa
If mining observers were staring into their crystal balls last October and predicting the demise of many junior sector companies, some recent developments are forcing the pessimists to take another lo…
Uranium Resources leaching in situ reserves in Texas
Dallas-based Uranium Resources, which now trades on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, wants to become a significant player in the United States uranium industry. The company specializes in the solution mi…
News in Brief (June 13, 1988)
Stratabound Minerals Corp. (VSE) has signed a letter of intent with Sofomines 1988 and Co. Ltd. Partnership of Montreal whereby the company will receive up to $500,000 in exploration funds in exchange…
Alberta Stock Exchange Biron among gainers
While concerns over rising interest rates were felt on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges, some Alberta gold stocks were posting some of the highest gains in recent months. Jefferson Valley Gold…