Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An 8-hole drill program representing 10,000 ft. is planned by Glimmer Resources (VSE) for its 40% owned gold property in Beatty and Hislop twps. in northeastern Ontario. President George Kent says Gli…

To earn a 50% interest in the Emma gold mine property near Dunton, Colo., Lucas Gold Resources (ASE) recently issued two million series B preference shares to National Gold and Nickel Resources (VSE)….

After recording a US$2.2-million profit for the first three months of the year, Inco (TSE) slipped into the red during the second quarter, reporting a net loss of US$1.5 million (3 cents per share) co…

With the takeover of Consolidated Brinco last year, Hillsborough Resources (TSE) acquired not only the operating Quinsam coal mine on Vancouver Island, but also the Port Au Port limestone property on …

Record production and higher zinc prices provided the impetus for earnings of $11.5 million (29 cents per share) in the second quarter for Brunswick Mining and Smelting (TSE). The net income represent…

A recent hole drilled by Azco Mining (VSE) on the Piedras Verdes copper project returned 440 ft. grading 0.71% copper from 0-444 ft., the best result encountered so far in the current drilling program…

The opportunity to secure control of the Izok Lake base metal deposit in the Northwest Territories was one of the main incentives behind Metall Mining’s (TSE) offer to purchase a controlling interest …

This vast island, with its interior ice cap and coastal fringe of bare, prospective rock is open for business — the mine exploration business in particular. In co-operation with the senior Danish gov…

Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (TSE) has made arrangements with Middlefield International of London, England, for a $4-million offering to finance developments at its Latin American gold projects….

Forbes Resources Ltd. (FRN:VSE) has changed its name to Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. with no consolidation of capital. The transfer agent is Pacific Corp.

A 2-day conference focusing on major markets for industrial minerals, Industrial Minerals ’92, is scheduled to take place Oct. 20-21 at Toronto’s King Edward Hotel. Markets and products to be covered …

Hopes for an economic turnaround have combined with a shortage of new smelting capacity to drive the price of copper to its highest level in 18 months. At presstime, the cash price of the metal on the…