Articles by Northern Miner Staff

We’ve learned over the years that the wheels of justice turn slowly, and that includes Canada’s quasi-judicial securities commissions. On balance, it is probably best that they err on the side of deli…

An option agreement has been signed by American Barrick Resources and Independent Mining Corp. The deal gives Barrick the right to earn a 100% interest in Independent’s 9-claim gold prospect in Harker…

I would like to know if you could settle a dispute a friend and I have had concerning gold prices in the last 100 years. My friend says that gold has never been down near the $20 an ounce mark. I say …

Boring, are we? Where does Britain’s Economist magazine get off calling Canada “irredeemably boring?” It came to that unforgivable assessment recently in a research report titled The World in 1988. T…

In recent weeks, Argus Resources has figured prominently as investors respond enthusiastically to its massive sulphide discovery near Contwoyto Lake in the Northwest Territories. While the project is …

A decision on whether to grant Lac Minerals the right to appeal earlier court rulings awarding ownership of the Williams gold mine in the Hemlo area of northern Ontario to International Corona Resourc…

Another paper shuffle within the Royex Gold Mining group has resulted in a 13.36% interest in Royex Gold being sold to Galveston Resources. Consideration for the deal is Galveston’s 1.13 million PezCo…

Exciting preliminary drilling results have been reported by Vassan Inc. from 14 holes at the company’s Vassan gold property located near Val d’Or, Que., north of the old Siscoe mine. Among the better …

Funds raised in a public offering will be used by Golden Sitka Resources for a $2 million(US) exploration and development program on its Chichagof and Hirst mine properties located 50 miles west of Si…

The high grade gold mining operation of Chelsea Resources near Lewistown, Mont., has started to turn a profit, according to Fernando Nuflo-Moya, chairman. He confirms that “since the second week of No…

Starting and finishing the week in positive fashion, the Montreal Exchange is beginning to show more (though still relatively moderate) trading activity compared with recent weeks. The larger “senior”…

San Paulo Explorations, which recently entered into a joint venture agreement with Teck Corp. to finance a sizeable exploration program to earn a 50% interest in the latter’s Leitch mine property at B…