Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Calgary-based Asamera Minerals recently released a progress report on a number of its key properties located in Germany and the U.S. Results of exploration and production from five of these projects a…

Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines reports it has raised $435,000 for exploration work on the company’s various mining interests. President Richard Evarts tells The Northern Miner the funds came from 31.9%-…

A winter diamond drilling program will be considered by Sunmist Energy ’86 for the company`s Eric Lake gold property, following the evaluation of this summer’s exploration results. Located 50 miles in…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Sept. 81.65 80.95 81.30 + 0.40 Dec. 79.90 78.75 79.20 + 0.05 …

Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date Sept. 15 Sept. 14 Sept. 11 Sept. 10 Sept. 9 Copper 1194-1195 1105.5-1106.5 1084-1086 1098.5-1099.5 1084-1086 Lead 386-387 …

Professor R. W. Thompkins, of Queen’s University, Kingston, has expressed an interesting and we think valid thought about the value of our regular “Odds ‘n’ Sods” column, carried on this page. “Thro…

Mine development is progressing satisfactorily at Skylark Resources’ ob mine near Greenwood, B.C. By mid- August the decline was down some 1,355 ft and four crosscuts had been completed into the H zon…

Drilling by partners MacMillan Energy and Granges Exploration on their Mishibishu property west of Wawa, Ont., has cut gold values ranging from 0.13-0.79 oz gold per ton. The drill program is confirmi…

Following on market downturns in Toronto and New York, which have seen sharp decreases in share prices, volumes were well down in recent weeks. Even major traders were relatively quiet as investors pl…

Spectacular shows of gold have been confirmed by the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corp on ground held by the company and partners in the La Ronge area of northern Sask. smdc geologists are taking c…

It is finally becoming widely recognized that Mr Wilson’s tax reform proposals will gradually reduce the tax advantages of flow- through shares so that, when the reform measures are fully implemented …

Much to its relief, Teck Corp. has concluded an agreement to incorporate its dormant Highmont plant into Cominco and Lornex Mining’s Highland Valley Copper project in southwestern B.C. Teck President …