Denison approval for Midwest
Approval has been granted to Denison Mines (TSE) to begin a $17.5-million underground test program on the company’s Midwest Lake uranium deposit. Located in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin, th…
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Cassiar purchase of Similkameen increases sales and profitability
Depending on whom you talk to, it was either the deal of the year or the steal of the year, although the facts would seem to support the latter. In any event, the purchase by Cassiar Mining Corp. (TS…
Eastmain and partners spent $2.4 million on projects
Approximately $2.4 million has been spent this year on exploration by Eastmain Resources (TSE) and partners Westmin Resources (TSE) and MSV Resources (ME) on several projects in the Eastmain area of Q…
Chelsea Striving for Turnaround at Spotted Horse
Since the official opening of the Spotted Horse mine in central Montana a little over a year ago, Chelsea Resources (VSE) has run into more than its share of problems. The company and its partners bro…
Moderate gold/arsenic values found at Durga Res. property
Calgary-based Durga Resources (ASE) has encountered anomalous gold and arsenic values over a large area at its Ban claims in the Northwest Territories. The Ban claims are adjacent to Echo Bay Mines’ (…
Jamie options Todd to Cherly Res
Jamie Frontier Resources (COATS) has optioned its Todd Twp., Ont., gold property to Cherly Resources (VSE). The property is located 15 miles west of Red Lake. Cherly can earn a 50% interest by making …
Trade Commission of Chile
The Trade Commission of Chile recently announced that a delegation of mining executives and the President of the National Mining Guild of Chile (Sociedad Nacional de Mineria A.G.) will be in Toronto f…
Letters to the Editor More US news in The Miner
I have been reading The Northern Miner for seven years and gained my education and initial mining experience in the Canadian bush. I recently relocated to Nevada and my subscription to your newspaper …
Highland Valley Copper to close Bethlehem concentrator
Highland Valley Copper plans to shut down the Bethlehem concentrator within two months of the planned May, 1989 start-up of the relocated Highmont mills at the expanded Lornex concentrator. The compan…
Gold/Silver conference
Randol International is sponsoring a gold and silver conference and exhibition at the University of Western Australia, Matilda Bay Campus, in Perth, from Oct 27- Nov 1. The conference includes speec…
Bradner set to drill promising Nevada Bet
After having uncovered sections of mineralization grading as high as 0.14 oz gold per ton within a large zone of silicification, Bradner Resources (VSE) says it will conduct a 5,000-ft reverse circula…
The gold price — a mining perspective
If mining companies are to maintain their vitality and provide increased value for their investors, ore reserves must be continuously replaced at a rate greater than they are depleted by mining. Put b…