Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Canadian Save Flow-Through Committee rolled into town last week to garner public support for the retention of flow-through financing. Turnout at the symposium was light and probably reflected the …

A bulk sample of 45,000 tons of stockpiled development muck from the Dubuisson Twp. gold property in northwestern Quebec will be tested this fall by Goldex Mines of Toronto. President Paul Penna told …

Drilling by Seadrift International Exploration continues to intersect sulphide mineralization in the No 8 deposit. The project, known as the Aldermac, is located near Noranda, Que. Hole 5 intersected …

Runaway Resources has changed its name to Revere Resources Ltd. (rvl:vse) on a share-for-share basis.

Proven and probable oxide ore reserves at Brohm Resources’ Gilt Edge gold property in South Dakota are 6.7 million tons of 0.04 oz gold per ton, not 0.4 oz as stated in The Northern Miner, March 28. S…

It’s taken almost a year to put in place, but Placer Dome subsidiaries Kiena Gold Mines, and Sigma Mines (Quebec) are to be amalgamated to form a major Quebec mining division of the parent company. Pl…

Negotiations are in progress to form an international consortium charged with the task of building a $200-million uranium mine in Canada’s Arctic. Headed by Urangesellschaft Canada Ltd., (UG), an affi…

A former vice-president of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE), Huntly W. F. McKay, died recently. Born at Hemmingford, Que., McKay, 64, joined the TSE in 1963. He was vice-president markets and market d…

The transition from exploration to mining is a difficult one for any company and Granges Exploration is no exception. But it might have been a lot worse had Granges not had a 19.8% interest in the Tro…

U.S. gold mining giant Homestake Mining has dug deeper into its pockets and made a follow-up offer for North American Metals. Although North American’s board of directors favors the new offer, the bid…

A private offering at $2 per share with la Societe en Commandite Sofimines 1987 secured Ecudor Mining of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., more than $1.1 million, the junior mining firm reports. Ecudor (formerly L…

Three intersections grading more than 0.1 oz gold per ton over 5 ft have been reported by Nova-Cogesco Resources and Urbana Corp. from drilling at the latter’s Urban Twp. project near Lebel-sur-Quevil…