Perhaps being a few thousand miles away from its east-coast stock market counterparts, where jittery investors seem to be behind much of the current volatility, can be advantageous for the Vancouver e…
Initial results from an underground program at the Theresa mine project near Geraldton, Ont., are encouraging, Duration Mines president David Rogers says. Duration and Locator Explorations are equal p…
In the second of a 2-part article, The Northern Miner looks at issues affecting northern Ontario in the current provincial election. While freer trade with the U.S. and state-owned auto insurance are …
Killer bugs have successfully broken down refractory gold ores north of the 60th Parallel. These aggressive little microbes attack in waves and the attrition rate is almost 100%, unheard of in convent…
In the six-month period ending June 30, Nuinsco Resources reports an increase in working capital of $58,397. Cash on hand now totals almost $250,000. The company holds a 83% interest in the Cameron La…
The largest producer of copper in the United States, Phelps Dodge, reports it is exploring a potentially significant copper deposit near Brisbee, Ariz. The copper mineralization lies north of the aban…
After a 17-year career with Cominco, which ended in frustration four years ago, Dr Ian Mason is excited about doing geology again. He’s onto something, here on the north shore of Lake Athabaska. But i…
Dorothy Jan Petch, who for 25 years was involved with placer platinum and gold mining on the Tulameen River, upstream from Princeton, B.C., has died at age 86. She was known as “The Platinum Queen of …
A sharp improvement in the second quarter operations of Agnico- Eagle Mines has resulted in a 3- fold increase in this company’s half year net to $5.1 million or 37 cents per share, compared to $1.5 …
Rumours of a presidential heart attack in conjunction with concerns about the future health of the U.S. dollar sent volumes careering headlong into what market watchers will hope is a temporary slump….
Deep drilling completed by Hudson Bay Gold has produced disappointing results from Metalore Resources’ Brookbank gold property near Beardmore, Ont. Ontex Resources holds a 10% net profits royalty on t…
From a Placer Dome investor or potential investor point of view, at least two good things could happen as the result of a deal struck between the newly-formed mining giant and Amoco Canada Petroleum, …
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