Articles by Northern Miner Staff

While car manufacturers and high tech specialists look to Japan and the Far East for innovation and higher productivity, precious metal mining companies, regard South America as the new land of opport…

Aiming to increase its annual gold production to the 100,000-oz level, Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (Canada) (VSE) is looking to acquire mines at or near production, says President Marc Henderson. Hend…

The short-term outlook for steel appears favorable. The International Iron and Steel Institute forecasts demand for crude steel in 1988 will reach 764 million tonnes, 10 million tonnes above last year…

Inco Ltd. (TSE) reports it has set up a separate business unit to manage and develop operations related to a series of nickel powders and other powder products. The new unit, to be known as Inco speci…

Moving solidly into the black this quarter was Equity Silver Mines (TSE) which posted a profit of $1.1 million or 3 cents per share compared to a loss of $1.7 million or 7 cents per share last year. …

There is obviously an element of luck in whether or not a deposit turns out to be large. But only if a company is out there rolling the dice does it stand a chance of winning big. At the McCoy/Cove go…

A recovery rate of 98.6% of crystalline flake graphite has been achieved from tests on graphitic material taken from a wholly- owned property located near Mont Laurier, Que., Stratmin Inc. (ME) report…

The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s decision with respect to the vote held by the limited partners of First Exploration Fund 1987 and Company Limited partnership was announced April 29. As a resul…

No new details on the proposed almalgamation of Dickenson Mines (TSE) and Wharf Resources (TSE) were revealed at the latter’s annual meeting in Toronto other than that an independent committee will in…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) May 103.60 101.70 103.00 + 1.10 Jul 97.20 95.40 95…

ONTARIO Grand Empire — final rec iss offer 1,200,000 @ $1.20 per sh. Harrington Sound — final rec iss offer 700,000 @ $1.60 per sh to net $560,000. Released from Escrow Ateba — 100,000 shs released…

An agreement has been finalized between Belmoral Mines (TSE) and Roddy Resources (TSE) of Vancouver whereby the former may acquire up to a 51% equity interest in Roddy, which operates the Bighorn heap…