Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Lithos approaches production at Bourlamaque-Nord

New life is being breathed into the Wrightbar gold project, just east of here, by Lithos (ME). Now known as Bourlamaque-Nord, the project was developed between 1986 and 1988 to a vertical depth of 550…



Pentland receives financing proceeds

Alberta-listed Pentland Firth Ventures has received final receipts from a prospectus offering of 4 million units at $1.10 each. Each unit consists of one Pentland share and one-half a warrant. Each wh…


MBI options Giant Copper

MBI Mining Brokers is acquiring a 60% interest in the Giant Copper property near Hope, B.C., from Bethlehem Resources (TSE). To do so, it must spend $6.2 million on the property over the next six year…


QEX re-examines Calumet concession

CDN-listed QEX Resources has resampled seven of 43 holes previously drilled on the New Calumet Mines property. The company has an option to acquire the concession and 59 adjoining claims in Pontiac Ct…


Arequipa’s Peru assets interest anonymous major

An unnamed “major international mining company” intends to earn a 60% interest in five of Arequipa Resources’ (VSE) copper porphyry prospects in Peru. (The major asked Arequipa not to disclose its ide…


Green light for Raglan deposit

At long last, Falconbridge (TSE) is drawing up plans to develop its Raglan nickel project on the Ungava Peninsula of northern Quebec. However, development is contingent upon completion of related agre…


Results enhance Voisey Bay discovery

The latest results released by Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) show improved grades over the first phase of drilling at the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt discovery on the northeastern coast of Labrad…


Newmont Gold finances development projects

Proving that the cost of exploration and development is not cheap, Newmont Gold (NYSE) spent about US$400 million on several capital-intensive projects, as well as US$69 million on worldwide explorati…


EDITORIAL PAGE — WCB’s confidence crisis

Federal and provincial politicians are not the only public servants being taken to task for poor fiscal management. Management at the provinces’ Workers’ Compensation Boards (WCBs) is also coming unde…


ODDS”N”SODS — Fellowship along on the trail

The trails in mining and exploration are rugged, steep and well-marked with the footprints of a host of adventurers who have set forth with high hopes, faith and determination. These same trails trave…


Commodity index on a roll

The commodity price index of the Bank of Nova Scotia recorded its fifth straight gain in December. The small monthly gain from November was helped by stronger metals and agricultural prices. For 1994,…


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close