Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Home Ventures (VSE) has intersected a strong zone of pyrite and blue quartz mineralization in a second drill hole at the McGarry Twp. gold property near Larder Lake, Ont. The property, two miles east …

Two unlisted companies, Marmora Mineral Products and Gitennes Exploration, plan to amalgamate, and the new company, to be known as Gitennes Exploration, is expected to trade on the Canadian Dealing Ne…

Amax Gold (NYSE) and Freegold Recovery (VSE) have agreed in principle to explore and develop the Golden Summit property in Alaska. Amax can earn a 51% interest by spending US$5 million over six years….

The Castle Mountain mine, in eastern California, produced 104,105 oz. gold in its first year of operation. Viceroy Resource (TSE), operator and 75% owner, said a monthly record of 10,297 oz. gold was …

It seems every developing country in the world is laying out the red carpet for Canadian mining companies. At home in Canada, the carpet has been rolled up and packed away. Part of the blame rests wit…

The Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario (MAPAO) has given Boart Canada its 1992 Award of Excellence in safety and loss control. The annual award recognizes the company that reduces medica…

In 1956, while working in Elliot Lake, Ont., I met Jack Mitchell, an engineer from the Algom Nordic operations. Little did I realize how our paths would cross and how close our friendship and associat…

The Colorado Mining Association recently elected Kit Kimball to the position of chairman. Kimball is the first woman to be elected to the top leadership position of the association in its 117-year his…

Lynford Pearson appointed director.

Donald Downing appointed president.

Steven Stetsco appointed director.

Ritchie Bogle appointed president; Ralph Klimove, Kenneth Holmes and Helen Baker appointed directors.