Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A 25,000-ft. drilling program recently started on the Jan/Summit claims owned by Newcoast Silver Mines (VSE) and Gibraltar Mines (TSE). Newcoast holds a 30% net profits interest in the claims with Gib…

A handful of new players joined the hunt for diamonds in both the Northwest Territories and northern Ontario during the first week of June as experts retained by BHP-Utah Mines and Dia Met Minerals (V…

Officers of Plexus Resources (TSE) were put on the spot by several disgruntled shareholders at the company’s recent annual meeting. Angry that a deal to buy Total Energold’s (TSE) 51% stake in the com…

According to a recent agreement-in-principle, Pegasus Gold (TSE) will acquire 800,000 units of International Curator Resources (VSE) at 25 cents per unit for a total price of $200,000. Each unit consi…

Over the next five years Gold Giant Minerals (VSE) plans to fund a $3-million exploration program operated by Noranda Exploration on the Snoball property in northwestern British Columbia. The project …

Following the purchase of the remaining 60% interest in the Tulsequah Chief property, owner Redfern Resources (TSE) plans to begin a $1.5-million exploration program on the northwestern British Columb…

Vancouver-based Placer Dome (TSE) has dropped out of a plan to earn a 60% stake in the Brookbank gold property from Ontex Resources (ASE), almost nine months after signing a letter of intent. Ontex Vi…

Canada’s prosperity will be seriously undermined unless action is taken to improve the country’s competitive position in mining and other industry sectors, Noranda Chairman Keith Hendrick told delegat…

Copper and zinc producer Bethlehem Resources (TSE) recently received proposals for a merger as well as a takeover from two separate groups. Henry Ewanchuk, president of the company, said Bethlehem rec…

British mining giant RTZ has elected to sell its 51.5% stake in Rio Algom (TSE) for $362.3 million as part of a plan to streamline its North American holdings. In a press release, RTZ said it was sell…

Management and labor have to abandon their traditional adversarial relationship if Canadian mining companies are to survive, says the president of Brunswick Mining and Smelting (TSE), citing his own c…

St Andrew Goldfields (TSE) has intersected some unexpectedly high-grade gold values while drifting in the West zone of its Stock Twp. gold mine near Timmins, Ont. At the company’s recent annual meetin…