Cyprus explores Turgeon project
Geophysical surveys are under way at the Turgeon joint venture of Cyprus Canada and Glen Auden Resources (CDN) in Quebec.Airborne magnetic and electromagnetic data have been reprocessed, and 17.2 km o…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Companies snap up ground in Ontario’s Horwood Twp.
A land package of 109 claim units (about 17 sq. km) will be explored by Morgain Minerals (VSE) under separate agreements signed with two prospecting syndicates. The claims cover a recently discovered …
Prime, Homestake home in on Red Mountain
Encouraged by preliminary trenching results from the Red Mountain area discovery near Stewart, B.C., Homestake Mining (NYSE) and Prime Resources Group (TSE) have moved to acquire an equity interest in…
COMMENTARY — Timmins takes action
Vic Power, the mayor of Timmins, Ont., wrote the following at the invitation of Keep Mining in Canada, a national grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of issues facing mining in Canada:W…
Laminco drills new targets at San Antonio property
Preliminary drilling along the Realito structural zone has discovered a new mineralized gold breccia structure in the Golfo de Oro area, within Sonora state, Mexico.Laminco Resources (TSE) is in the m…
Producer Prices (November 06, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US76.5 cents-77.5 cents per lb. (October 20, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.00-4.20 per lb. (October …
EDITORIAL PAGE — The referendum aftermath
The amount of ink dedicated to coverage of the recent referendum in Quebec would probably fill one of the Great Lakes. But outside of Canada, the event caught the world by surprise. Indeed, the most c…
Forward sales boost Falco earnings
Metal prices help those who help themselves, especially when a producer can beat the spot market prices through forward selling. Such is the case with Falconbridge (TSE), which realized prices slightl…
Hemlo freezes output at Golden Giant
At the Golden Giant mine near Marathon, Ont., fracturing of wall rock at the 700-metre level of the production shaft has led Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) to suspend operations until the situation is remedie…
Drills turning at Copper Mountain
An 8,000-ft. reverse-circulation drilling program is under way on the Copper Mountain property in Mineral Cty., Nev. Mina Resources (VSE) can earn a 51% interest in the property from Cactus West Explo…
Ecuadorian doubles its gold resource at Gaby
The Gaby gold porphyry property in Ecuador appears to contain far more gold than owner Ecuadorian Minerals (TSE) had thought.Following a definitive evaluation of data from more than 22,000 metres of r…
Canyon clears hurdle with Briggs
The Interior Board of Land Appeals has denied a request for a stay of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) permit for the Briggs project in southeastern California.In July, the BLM approved the …