High ore grades averaging 0.48 oz gold per ton from the Forest Hill mine in Nova Scotia have been confirmed by Seabright Resources. The good news comes after 17,700 tons of ore from the mine were proc…
A program of linecutting, geological mapping and geophysics is due to start immediately on a platinum- palladium property optioned by Freewest Resources in the Red Horse Lake area of northwestern Onta…
The strike at Cominco’s Trail and Kimberley operations should cost the company about $10 million in after-tax earnings by month-end, says Robert E. Hallbauer, president and chief executive officer. Ho…
A high grade intersection has been drilled by Stroud Resources and joint venture partner Chevron Minerals on their Hislop property near Timmins, Ont. The drilling cut a 6.6-ft section grading 5.8 oz g…
The Canadian Rock Mechanics Association, together with the hosts and co-sponsors, the CIM and the Canadian Geotechnical Society, is preparing to host the Sixth International Congress on Rock Mechanics…
With 24-hour darkness drawing closer by the day and a frigid arctic air mass biting at their heels, Noranda Exploration and Getty Resources are expanding a potentially mega-size gold deposit underneat…
In the spring of 1985, 380 workers at the Lamaque gold mine near here, lost their jobs when Teck Corp. shut down the facility for lack of ore. By late next year, this famous mine could be reopened, la…
A diamond drill program is in progress at Trio Gold Corp.’s Spanish Mountain property located four miles southeast of Likely, B.C. The 15,000-ft program is designed to evaluate sections of trenched ar…
A substantial loss incurred by Potash Corp. of America was the principal reason for a decrease in consolidated net earnings for Rio Algom in the first six months. The company reports earnings in the p…
Nortek Energy — J.D. Henderson, Ray Kinasewich and Dwight Bliss appointed to the board of directors.
I have been a subscriber to The Northern Miner for more than 45 years and, in addition, have a copy of every issue of the Canadian Mines Handbook since 1934. True, the cmh made its debut in 1931, but …
An agreement has been reached between Davidson Tisdale Mines and Western Oil and Minerals, a U.S. company, over the Browns Park placer property in Montana. Under the terms of the deal, Western has the…
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