Articles by Northern Miner Staff

As suggested in a recent review by Dean Witter Reynolds Canada Inc. there are many good reasons for investing in Rea Gold Corp., but first among them is the company’s 30% interest in a high grade silv…

While base metals have made significant gains from their year- end levels, the individual metals have responded to specific factors rather than being part of a bull rally across all base metals, Shear…

Yorbeau Resources of Montreal has decided to take full ownership of the Ellison gold claims located in Bousquet Twp., in northwestern Quebec, between the Bousquet and Doyon mines, the company reports….

Additional drill results have been released by Golden Terrace Resources from the company’s gold project at Richardson Lake. Located 70 miles east of Red Lake, Ont., the property consists of 144 claims…

Shaft sinking and underground exploration could begin within a year on Falconbridge Ltd.’s Lindsley property, chief project geologist David Comba tells The Northern Miner. Timing of the program “depen…

Teck Corp reports net earnings of $9.5 million or 21 cents a share in the quarter ended June 30, up from $5.9 million or 11 cents a share in the comparable period a year earlier. Revenues were $52 mi…

Updated reserves have been announced by Skyline Explorations for its Reg property in northwestern B.C. Measured reserves are now 121,330 tons grading 1.25 oz gold and 2.1 oz silver. In addition, 161,9…

Preliminary results have been received from the underground program at Omni Resources’ Skukum Creek property 30 miles south of Whitehorse. By July 23 the adit was in a total of 2,850 ft and two zones …

Geochemical survey data on the mineral potential of a 29,000-km area in the Smithers region of northwestern British Columbia, has been released to prospectors by the province’s ministry of energy, min…

There are unconfirmed reports that Noranda Exploration has made a significant gold discovery northwest of Prince George, B.C., near Fort St. James. The Northern Miner has received information that at …

Noranda Exploration has announced assay results from three holes at Banbury Gold Mines’ Hedley property in south-central British Columbia. A 133-ft intersection in hole 87-13 graded 0.11 oz gold and t…

Granges Exploration has optioned Almaden Resources’ Wampum claim block in southeastern Manitoba. The block comprises about 260 sq mi and covers the southwesterly extension of the Wabigoon greenstone b…