Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Diamond drilling has started on the Douay Twp., Que., property held by Radisson Resources. Located near Joutel, the property is being tested by 5,000-ft program designed to define the dimensions of a …

Tighten government spending? Slash the federal deficit? These appear but a daydream of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Certainly it’s a message that has not got through to the Canadian International De…

Queenstake Resources says it has received $625,000 from a limited partnership for the funding of Yukon placer operating costs in exchange for a share of production and “certain tax benefits.” Presiden…

A plan by Blackstone Explorations to sell radon gas detection equipment to households has caught the attention of investors. The issue moved up to 53 cents -58 cents in good volume of more than 250,0…

John Wood has been appointed director of the new northwestern mineral development branch in Kenora of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Mr Wood is the first mining director to be…

A national resource forum titled Canadian Mining Industry — Emerging Challenges and Opportunities will be held Sept 11-14 at Banff, Alta. The forum will examine future prospects for the industry and …

A financing agreement has been negotiated which will raise a maximum of $800,000 for Beaufield Resources. Beaufield plans to issue 516,129 common shares at a price of $1.55 per share on a flow-through…

Sullivan Mines, and Cambior Inc. are solidifying the link between the two companies. They had previously announced (N.M., Aug. 8/86) that Sullivan- associated Courvan Mining would have an option to pu…

For the first time in the history of the event, Ontario plans to enter a team in the 1986 national mine rescue competition, scheduled for Sept 19-20 in Nanaimo, B.C. The competition will test the skil…

As a clarification, all dollar figures quoted in last week’s story on Coin Lake Gold Mines’ Golden Reward property were expressed in U.S. dollars, (except for the share price quoted on the Toronto Sto…

The government of British Columbia has agreed to purchase $55 milli on in Cominco preferred shares which will enable the company to replace its obsolete lead smelter at Trail, B.C. Cominco already has…

A dissident group of shareholders has served notice of a meeting in order to elect new directors to the board of Macdonald Mines, the company says. The dissident group represents 10% of the shareholde…