OBITUARY — George Finlay
George “Bill” Finlay, a well-known figure in the mining contracting industry, has died. He was 68.Born in North Cobalt in 1928, Finlay graduated from the Haileybury School of Mines in 1947 and began h…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Franciso expands El Sauzal
Vancouver-based Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has released results from the final holes of a third phase of drilling at El Sauzal, an epithermal gold project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.Southeast of the West…
Son of Sodmex launched
Montreal-based Capital d’Amrique, a company linked with the public fund manager Caisse de dp(tm)t et placement du Quebec, is investing $15 million to start up Sodmex II, a Quebec-based exploration and…
Nuinsco to drill at Rainy River
Two financings are expected to generate $3 million and allow Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) to accelerate drilling at its wholly owned Rainy River project in northwestern Ontario.The Toronto-based junior p…
PEOPLE — VELVET EXPL. (September 08, 1997)
Ken Norman appointed director of public relations.
PEOPLE — CONS. NU-MEDIA INDUSTRIES
Tun Aye Sai appointed director.
PEOPLE — CONS. CALLINAN FLIN FLON (September 08, 1997)
A. Slade appointed director.
PEOPLE — CATALYST VENTURES (September 08, 1997)
Eugene Wusaty appointed director.
Red Lake drilling shows promise for Goldcorp
Mineralization discovered this spring at the Goldcorp (G-T) mine in Red Lake, Ont., is quickly being expanded into a resource.The new zone, unveiled last June, is on the 24 level, 1,100 metres below s…
Romarco finds high-grade gold at Dixie
The Midas district of northern Nevada is known for hosting high-grade gold mineralization, and Romarco Minerals (R-T) is showing that its Dixie claims are no exception.While drilling the southern port…
Exall Resources reports rise in second-quarter revenue
The jointly owned Glimmer gold mine near Matheson, Ont., produced 6,258 oz.of the yellow metal in the second quarter and is on track to reaching full production during the fourth.Majority owner and op…
PEOPLE — CANYON RES. (September 08, 1997)
James Askew elected director.