Newmont, Barrick in joint effort
An agreement in principle has been reached between gold producers Newmont Gold (NYSE) and American Barrick Resources (TSE) for joint co-operation in the development of their common areas in the northe…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Anglesey meets roadblock in bid to finance Parys
The Parys mine project in North Wales may not go into commercial production next year as the United Kingdom’s biggest ever base metal mine. The operation was to have produced zinc, lead, and copper co…
Vangold drills Iron Colt vein
Recent underground drilling by Vangold Resources (VSE) on the Iron Colt property near Rossland, B.C., intersected 41.7 ft. grading 0.11 oz. gold per ton from 47.6-89.3 ft. The intersection includes an…
Drilling continues at Battle zone
A recent hole drilled by Westmin Resources (TSE) at the east edge of the newly discovered Battle zone encountered three intersections of ore-grade material. The drilling is part of an effort to expand…
Fort Knox reports anomalous values
Borehole SG-10 is in progress at the Fawcett Twp. base metal property of Fort Knox Gold Resources (TSE) in the Shining Tree area of northeastern Ontario and is targeted on a strong electromagnetic res…
Toronto Stock Exchange (January 27, 1992)
Tri-Origin Exploration, a new junior exploration company backed by former LAC Minerals geologists Dennis Sheehan and Robert Valliant, was cleared for takeoff during the week ended Jan. 21. An initial …
Ecstall wins dispute’s appeal for claims near Eskay Creek
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled in favor of Ecstall Mining (VSE) in its appeal of the Gold Commissioner’s previous decision to cancel its 20-unit Story 7 claim about one mile from the …
Vancouver Stock Exchange (January 27, 1992)
Both the VSE composite index and resource index continued to gain ground during the period ended Jan. 21. The composite index added 14.38 points to close at 600.15 while the resource index edged up by…
Musto secures Argentine deposit
As soon as funds are in place, International Musto Explorations (VSE) expects to commission a feasibility study to examine the economic viability of the Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit in the province of…
Appeal date nears on asbestos ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. has about a month to decide if it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling on asbestos use. The EPA, which moved to ban nearly all…
Athabaska resumes Nicholas Lake drilling in NWT
An 11,000-ft. drill program funded by Royal Oak Mines (TSE) has resumed at Athabaska Gold Resources’ (TSE) Nicholas Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories. Having secured the 40% project inter…
Glencairn resumes Goodfish drilling
A 4-hole, 2,500-ft. program designed to test for strike and depth extensions of the A zone will get under way on the Goodfish gold property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., by the end of the month. Glencairn…