Articles by Northern Miner Staff

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US60-61 cents per lb. (Aug. 6, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). CADMIUM: …

William Lester (Bill) Brown, a keen field geologist who rose to become general manager of Noranda Exploration and a vice-president of Noranda Mines, died recently in Toronto. He was 81. Born in Brantf…

Stoney Creek Mines Ltd. (STK:VSE) has changed its name to Cyn-Tech Ventures Ltd. with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.

It’s standard practice for those interested in doing exploration in unfamiliar political jurisdictions to do some preliminary research into the area. Who owns the mineral resources? Who gives out pros…

Cash-rich Nova-Cogesco Resources (TSE) has become the object of a bidding war between a health care company operating out of Texas, a west coast gold explorer, and a Toronto-based mining company. Vanc…

Additional assay results from drilling on the Prairie Creek mine property in the Northwest Territories under option to San Andreas Resources (VSE) continue to confirm the high-grade nature of the proj…

Optimistic analysts surveyed by The Northern Miner during the last gold rally (T.N.M., July 20/92) are maintaining bullish forecasts even in the wake of a recent decline that lopped US$13 off the gold…

The Sleeping Giant gold project in northwestern Quebec will be placed back into production next year by Cambior (TSE) and Aurizon Mines (TSE). The property, 50 miles north of Amos, was operated by Aur…

When Bloc Quebecois MP Jean Lapierre decided to retire from politics recently, he hit the MP pension jackpot. At the ripe old age of 36, Lapierre can retire in the happy knowledge that he will likely …

Toronto-based Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE), in full charge of Central Crude (TSE), will finance further surface drilling this fall on the latter’s Moss Lake gold project in northwestern Ontario, its new pre…

Drilling is under way on the Fort a la Corne diamond property 40 miles east of Prince Albert, Sask., report partners Uranerz Exploration and Development and Cameco (TSE). The 1992 program will follow …

A $5.5-million equity financing involving European institutional investors was completed recently by Greenstone Resources (TSE). The financing, part of a larger offering, was arranged by Middlefield I…