Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Shareholders of Tenajon Resources (VSE) and Royal Scot Resources (VSE) recently approved a proposal to merge the two companies. The amalgamation is still subject to final regulatory and court approval…

Junior exploration company Vera Cruz Minerals (VSE) reported in early July that a previously announced brokered private placement with Haywood Securities had been cancelled. The placement was for 400,…

Toronto-based Arimathaea Resources (TSE) has acquired a 14.74% stake in Mid-East Minerals Ltd. of Western Australia and can increase its interest to 19.9% if the Australian Foreign Investment Review B…

The Council for Yukon Indians, Na-cho Ny’a’k Dun First Nation, the Yukon government and the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development recently completed negotiations on the princip…

Mining operations at the Renabie gold mine near Wawa, Ont., will cease permanently as early as Aug. 4 and no later than Sept. 30, says Renabie Gold Mines, a subsidiary of International Corona (TSE). A…

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest The New York closing gold price was $367.60 per oz. Last quotations for gold options traded in Montreal and Vancouver as provided at the close of trading each …

Investor interest in shares of Timmins Nickel (TSE) recently drove the issue to a high for the year of $1.38 compared with its low of 42 cents. President Stephen McIntyre attributed the share activity…

A unit of Placer Dome (TSE) recently concluded an agreement with a Chilean government mining corporation for evaluation and possible development of the Andacollo copper deposit in northern Chile. The …

The fortunes of British Columbia’s mining industry continued a downward trend in 1990, with coal operations being particularly hard hit and the industry suffering an aggregate loss of $95 million for …

Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) reported earnings of $8.6 million (10 cents per share) for the second quarter compared with $1 million for the same period last year. The 1990 income included the writedown of H…

The transfer of Noranda’s (TSE) gold assets to Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) is complete. In exchange for 8.61 million of its common shares, Hemlo acquired all of Noranda’s gold assets including joint ventur…

A diamond drill program has started on the Paydirt property to test several targets outside the Paydirt deposit which contains preliminary reserves of 204,000 tons grading 0.12 oz. gold per ton. The p…