Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Encouraging drill results have been reported by Val d’Or Resources (ME) and Abcourt Mines (ME) from the northern part of the Vendome property located 30 miles north of Val d’Or, Que., and three miles …

We are appalled by the inaccuracies and misinterpretations in the two articles in your April 15 issue relating to recent agreements between Echo Bay Mines and three companies of our group. Your front-…

Reserves at the Tartan Lake gold project of Granges Exploration (TSE) and Abermin Corp. (TSE) may be lower than the “drill-indicated grade originally set out in the feasibility study,” says Abermin pr…

The spectre of the Oct 19 market downturn may still be casting a long shadow across North American equity markets, but a number of Alberta gold stocks showed significant increases during trading this …

With a conditional listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and $1 million in working capital, International Thunderwood Explorations (VSE) is preparing to forge ahead with work on a number of key proper…

The recent amalgamation of the Royex group of companies under a new entity called Corona Corp. has been a major talking point in mining and investment circles. Coming, as it did, in the wake of a cont…

Looking ahead to the 1990s, some Canadian mines may very well be driving drifts, crosscuts and raises with a technology completely different from anything in use today. While drilling and blasting hav…

Exploration work completed by partners Quinterra Resources (TSE) and Pure Gold Resources (TSE) on the Central Patricia property near Pickle Lake, Ont., has returned strong gold values from the Springe…

It’s been a long difficult struggle for Equity Silver Mines (TSE) since production began over six years ago and things probably aren’t going to change. But the company is finally earning money ($3.6 m…

Moving aggressively to increase its exploration exposure away from its mining operation at Houston, B.C., Equity Silver Mines (tse) has approved a budget of $725,000 for its Ram precious metals proper…

TUNNEL-BORER Following more than a year of discussions and planning, Falconbridge Ltd., Placer Dome and Boretec Inc. may be on the verge of launching a proposed $2-million venture to design and build …

Kidd Creek Mines has been fined a total of $40,000 on 10 counts of violating the Environmental Protection Act. The fines were levied in Timmins Provincial Court on Monday, April 25. Provincial Court J…