Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Cautious enthusiasm is coming from the mining and investment community concerning the new junior natural resource policy drafted by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). If anything, the lack of an…

A report and map providing comprehensive coverage of the nature and distribution of recently formed metallic mineral deposits on the deep seabed have been released by the Geological Survey of Canada. …

Pegasus Gold, which pioneered many aspects of heap leaching in the United States, has decided not to participate in the Zaca gold property of Cali fornia Gold Mines. The pullout appears to be a major …

Underground sampling at the Theresa gold property has yielded encouraging results, equal partners Duration Mines and Locator Ex plorations say. Located near Long lac, Ont., the Theresa mine’s undergro…

When the initial public offering of Hemlo Gold Mines was subscribed for last February, the company was expected to be a steady money maker. With 87.3 million shares outstanding, Hemlo had the largest …

Recently listed on the Montreal Exchange was Jilbey Industries, a junior exploration company incorporated in British Columbia in 1983 with head office in North Bay, Ont. Jilbey (symbol jlb) is activel…

While ERG Resources is preparing to test its brand-new Timmins, Ont., tailings project, the company’s annual meeting in Montreal was obviously not at the top of anyone’s social calendar. An uneventful…

Getty Resources — Jean-Pierre Januard appointed president and chief executive officer; Phillip de Boos-Smith, Jacques Le Chevalier and Pierre January appointed directors.

On the advice of a consultant, Toronto-based Stockgold Resources has elected not to pursue an option on the Stock Twp. gold property near Timmins, Ont. Under a previous agreement, Stockgold was attemp…

Rayrock Resources, one of the early birds in what has since developed into a major gold play in Nevada — and certainly one of the pioneers in the heap leaching that is changing the whole economics of…

At current gold prices tailings deposits near the Homestake mine in South Dakota are beginning to look very attractive to Goldstake Explorations, a coats listing in Toronto. Apparently a lot of intern…

When mining companies are calculating their ore reserves before going into production I notice from reading The Northern Miner that reserves are determined in terms of possible, probable and proven or…