Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Proving it has what it takes to make a mine, City Resources Canada plans to bring what will be British Columbia’s largest gold producing mine on stream by October, 1989. The aggressive Australian-cont…

With a new gold mine expected to be up and running next year and a resumption of production at Bachelor Lake, the Coniagas Mines group is looking ahead to better things in 1988. As reflected in a mixe…

The weak activity on the main Canadian markets is also being reflected on coats. For the month of November, the average daily dollar value plummeted to an all time low of $1 million. Last May, that wa…

A merger is being discussed by Brohm Resources and MFC Mining. According to Brohm President Wayne D. McClay the share exchange would be three mfc shares for two Brohm, subject to a fairness opinion fr…

A $2.6-million underground exploration program has begun at the Maude Lake gold property, near Matheson, Ont. Work is being carried out under a joint venture between Equinox Resources, Technigen Corp…

The famous Quesnel-Caribou gold belt of south-central British Columbia, 45 miles northeast of Williams Lake, has a record of gold production for more than 100 years. Although there is only one small p…

Just the other day, at a meeting of the Toronto Geological Discussion Group, the publisher of The Northern Miner, M. R. Brown, proposed establishment of a Mining Hall of Fame. This, like sports Halls …

It gets colder in the Northwest Territories, a lot colder, but at least the test was done under freezing conditions. For 35 days in October and November, Neptune Resources test-leached 1,500 tons of o…

Total Erickson Resources has acquired 250,000 shares of Getty Resources in a private transaction. That increases Erickson’s interest in Getty to 1,089,300 shares or about 11.6% of Getty’s outstanding …

An exploration program has been completed by Wescap Enterprises on the company’s 300-claim property near Beardmore, Ont. The work included geological mapping, stripping and trenching. A drill program,…

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…