Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Continuing nervousness concerning the strength of the North American economies came to a head today as plunging bullion prices led the tse into a nosedive. Gold gave up another $27 this week as it bro…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 89.50 cents -91.50 cents per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.14-$1.18 per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.75-$4.85 per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). CAD…

Vancouver-based Westar Mining is Canada’s largest exporter of metallurgical coal although it also exports thermal coal. The company is 66.6% owned by British Columbia Resources Investment Corp. and 33…

Among the significant Ontario Geological Survey studies in the Northwest Region reported in the past year was the discovery of large areas of shallow oceanic platform sequences in several Ontario gree…

Re Juniors can’t afford red tape for speculators Jan 18: As one of the evil speculators who “hides behind a curtain,” etc., “in and out for a killing, or to rake the markets” whenever I get a chance, …

Avard Hudgins is building a mine. Nine fill-in holes put down on the L’Estrange shoot on Acadia Mineral Ventures’ Mooseland property in Nova Scotia have demonstrated the existence and continuity of a …

After months of quiet negotiations, Edmonton-based Core Explorations has got its hands on a property with some small-scale production potential. Located in the Kenora Mining Division, near Kenora, Ont…

Ameritex Resources and joint- venture partner Cogema Canada are planning an $815,000 exploration program at the Burntbush River project in Noseworthy and Hoblitzell twps. in northeastern Ontario, Amer…

Vancouver-listed Golden Seville Resources this week announced it plans to move a gold ore processing mill from Fallen, Nev., to the Lumby gold property in south-central British Columbia pending comple…

Champagne Resources has changed its name to Pass Lake Resources Ltd. (plj:vse) on a 1-new-for-2-old share basis. A cease trading order issued Jan 10, 1986 remains in effect.

Hudson Bay Gold has terminated its option agreement with Metalore Resources which was signed more than 1 1/2/ years ago. The deal, which committed Hudson Bay to sinking a 1,800-ft shaft on Metalore’s …

Choosing the hardware and software for high-tech surveying systems is a lot like buying a stereo system. The question is this: Do you stick with one manufacturer for all your components or do you “che…