Articles by Northern Miner Staff

More assay results were released by Westmin Resources (TSE) from a recent stepout hole drilled 140 metres west of the discovery hole on its Myra Falls mine property near Campbell River, B.C. In late …

Following an agreement with the Canada Centre for Mineral Energy Technology (CANMET), NovaGold Resources (TSE) will acquire rights to a new base metal recovery process. The original technology, calle…

After a lengthy delay caused by the regulatory approval process, Falconbridge Gold’s (TSE) minority shareholders have given the go-ahead to purchase from controlling shareholder Falconbridge Ltd. its …

Now that shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a name change and a 1-for-2 share consolidation, International Corona (TSE) is continuing efforts aimed at separating its assets into publicly traded…

Martin Cotter, Deborah Ann Bonfield and Anthony Griffin re-elected directors.

David Shaw appointed president and director; Roger Richer and Barry Rayment appointed directors.

A net loss of US$478,000 was reported by Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) in its 1991 first quarter, compared with net income of US$2.4 million in the comparable 1990 period. The Idaho-based producer said …

It isn’t just mining that’s being driven into the dumps these days in northern Ontario. Signs abound that the whole economy there is slumping sharply. Even fishing. Recently I spent three days at the …

Eric Gilstead appointed director.

W. McKee appointed secretary-treasurer.

Battle Mountain Canada, a unit of Houston-based Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE), is planning to spend $1 million this year to follow up encouraging results from a group of claims near Kirkland Lake, Ont. …

A recent Editorial Page column (T.N.M., May 20/91) by M.R. Brown correctly identifies problems facing the mining industry, many of which have been initiated by various federal and provincial governmen…