Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Golden Rule Resources (TSE) has completed a private placement of 2.5 million shares at $2.12 each. It will advance to Waddy Lake Resources (TSE) up to $4 million from the $5.3-million placement. Waddy…

The grade of the geologically inferred reserves (T.N.M., Feb. 14/94) at the Sawyer gold project in North Carolina of Minefinders (VSE) is 0.05 oz. gold per ton.

A private placement of special warrants valued at $4.6 million has been completed by Black Hawk Mining (TSE). The warrants were sold for $1 each and entitle the holder to receive one Black Hawk unit f…

An agreement with the industrial arm of the Ecuadorean military enables Baja Gold (TSE) to explore and develop the Pijili property in southern Ecuador. Mineralized veins have been identified on surfac…

A drilling and trenching program has ended at the Lluvia de Oro project in northwestern Mexico. As part of an option agreement, Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) drilled 14 holes totaling more than 4,700 ft….

Reserves have increased modestly at the Sterling gold mine in southern Nevada. The mine is 52%-owned by Cathedral Gold (TSE), which estimates geological reserves to be 536,000 tons grading 0.183 oz. g…

Drill results indicate the Tarmac property in Quebec’s Dubuisson Twp. hosts gold mineralization. Globex Mining (ME) reports the following best results from five holes: Hole 94-1 intersected 4.92 ft. a…

A product that looks somewhat like a child’s toboggan and bears the curious name “Beep Mat” is proving to be a useful prospecting tool. “It’s like having an extra set of eyes for exploring glaciated t…

West-coast precious metals smelter and refiner International Nesmont Industrial (VSE) recently completed the purchase of all rights to the refining technology it has been using since commencing operat…

Many a Canadian junior has found its way to Africa during the past few years in search of diamonds and precious and base metals. Four Central African nations, in particular, have proved attractive: Zi…

The Louvicourt deposit near Val d’Or, Que., is gearing up for production this summer. Processing of the copper-zinc-gold ore in the concentrator is scheduled to begin in July. The commercial productio…

A feasibility study on the 1100 Lens zinc-copper-silver-gold project of Audrey Resources (TSE) near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is expected to be completed by the end of March. Under consideration is product…