Articles by Northern Miner Staff



Drilling extends two zones at Sleeping Giant

Two holes drilled from the new third level of the Sleeping Giant gold mine have confirmed the continuity of Zones 20 and 30 at depth. The mine, found 80 km north of Amos, Que., is owned equally by Aur…


Mining lease issued for Lihir

The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has granted a special mining lease for the Lihir gold project, clearing the way for construction to begin during the second quarter. The project, on Lihir Isla…


Cominco to absorb subsidiary

Spun off to the public through an initial offering in 1987, Cominco Resources International (TSE) will come full-circle if a proposal to merge with parent company Cominco Ltd. (TSE) is acted upon. Com…


NASDAQ proposes trading changes

Amid criticism that its current trading system is unfair, the National Association of Securities Dealers in the U.S. has proposed changes to the NASDAQ stock markets, changes which the group says woul…


Quebec mines add lustre to MSV

Substantially higher revenue and earnings were enjoyed by MSV Resources (TSE) in 1994, compared with 1993. Greater production and improved metal recoveries enabled the company to almost double revenue…


Tri Origin furthers work at Lewis Ponds

The Australian-based subsidiary of Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) has intersected significant mineralization in three of four holes drilled on its Lewis Ponds polymetallic property in New South Wales. H…


Rea producing at Mt. Hamilton

The Mt. Hamilton mine near Ely, Nev., yielded 2,700 oz. gold in February, its first month of commercial production. The open-pit, heap-leach operation is within the Battle Mountain trend and is owned …


More gold for Murgor

The remaining seven holes of the first-phase drill program on the Barry Twp. property in northwestern Quebec have intersected gold mineralization. This raises to 11 the number of intersections reporte…


Eldorado to boost production

A dramatic increase in the resource base of the Colorada gold mine has prompted owner Eldorado (TSE) to project a rise in output to 100,000 oz. by 1998. Situated in Mexico’s Sonora state, the open-pit…


CIM to preview Vietnamese mining opportunities

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum is hosting a talk on mining opportunities in Vietnam at a noon luncheon on March 31. Jed Dagenais, vice president and senior mining consultan…


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