Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Multinational rehabilitating Hunter mine, Timmins

After protracted negotiations, Multinational Resources has concluded an agreement to purchase Du Pont Canada’s Baker mill in the Toodoggone area of British Columbia. For a consideration of $50,000, Mu…


Multinational options Carlin-area property

Multinational Resources has optioned the Emigrant Springs property in Nevada’s Carlin gold belt from a U.S. subsidiary of Teck Corp. The agreement with Teck Resources enables Multinational to earn a 5…





U.S. Platinum relocates refinery

One of the few North American companies collecting and refining platinum group metals, U.S. Platinum has moved its refinery from Golden to Denver, Colo. Relocating and streamlining the refinery operat…



Master rehabilitating Hunter mine, Timmins

Water from the 75-year-old Hunter mine near Timmins, Ont., has been pumped down to the first level. Sheathing is being installed on new surface buildings and drifting should begin underground in early…


Chevron still operator BYG could revive Mt. Nansen

The old Mt. Nansen gold mine near Carmacks, Y.T., could resume production later this year on an open pit basis now that majority ownership is being acquired by BYG Resources. A wholly-owned subsidiary…


McKinnon scholarships

Don McKinnon, well known for his role in the Hemlo, Ont., gold discovery, has donated $20,000 in scholarship funds to the Haileybury School of Mines. The funds, to be known as the Don McKinnon Scholar…


TVX adds Chilean mine to portfolio

Toronto-based Consolidated TVX Mining has just added to its Latin American precious metal portfolio by acquiring a stake in a Chilean gold/silver prospect from Consolidated Goldfields. Already Brazil’…


Newmont output 1.6m oz by 1990

When a gold mining company has enough reserves in the ground to overtake North America’s largest producers, it can afford to be extravagant. That’s why New York-based Newmont Gold will spend $404 mill…


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