Articles by Northern Miner Staff

El Gato, a silver property in central Mexico, is now controlled by Silver Standard Resources (VSE). The company is acquiring the property in return for spending US$1 million by January, 1999, and meet…

The exercise of a purchase option gives Eldorado (TSE) total ownership of La Colorada, an open-pit heap-leach gold mine in Mexico. The company will pay Campbell Resources (TSE) US$5 million for its 30…

My father-in-law, Hec McQuarrie, was a shaft-sinking contractor and, starting in Cobalt, Ont., he put down exploration shafts in several of the early gold finds in Ontario and Quebec. Hec’s mining sto…

The chief executive officer of Kinross Gold will address the Nov. 17 luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Robert Buchan, who also serves as cha…

Mining Exploration Agreements, by Karl J.C. Harries, Q.C. Published by the Centre for Resources Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont. K7L 3N6. 342 pages. $40 plus GST. This new book will be of i…

Milling operations at the Table Mountain property in northern British Columbia have been shut down so that additional reserves can be outlined. Owner Cusac Industries (TSE) put the mine back into prod…

Underground drilling at Miramar Mining’s (TSE) Con mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T., has intersected extensions to two mineralized trends in areas that previously saw little exploration. The 101-102 tren…

In El Salvador, a drill program of 8,000 metres is continuing on the gold project known as El Dorado, with crews focusing on three vein systems: El Dorado, La Coyatera North and Nueva Experanza. The p…

Diamond drilling is in progress at the Bramador property, 45 km southeast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The 1,000-metre program is testing the continuity and thickness of a massive sulphide horizon and …

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Nov. 1 Oct. 31 Oct. 28 Oct. 27 Oct. 26 Copper 2712-2713 2664-2665 2668-2669 2661.5-2666.5 2621-2622 Lead 661.5-662.5 653-654 655-656 658…

Vancouver-listed Lysander Gold is encouraged by drill results it has received from the Lorraine property near Germansen Landing, one of the earliest copper discoveries in British Columbia. Lysander op…

Vancouver-listed Valerie Gold Resources is exploring the Mamatla property near Mexico City for its low-grade, bulk-tonnage potential. Situated 125 miles southwest of the capital city, the gold-silver …