Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With our mining industry facing more hurdles and challenges today than ever before, there’s yet another ominous cloud looming. It’s that rising hue and cry for massive native land claims that could le…

Toronto-based Repadre Capital (VSE), 49% owned by Corona (TSE), has signed a formal joint venture agreement with AMPAL Ltd. of Botswana to explore for diamonds in the African country. Under the agreem…

Despite an 11% increase in gold and gold equivalent production, Corona (TSE) reported slightly lower earnings in 1990 over those reported in 1989. The company’s 1990 net earnings reached $9.2 million,…

Riviera Explorations Ltd. (RE:VSE) has changed its transfer agent to Pacific Corporate Trust Co.

Falconbridge, a private company held equally by Noranda (TSE) and Trelleborg AB of Sweden, is reducing zinc production at its Kidd Creek, Ont., division by 20,000 tonnes (22,000 tons) this year. Falco…

Andre Laurin, chief executive officer of Societe Quebecoise D’Exploration Miniere (SOQUEM), died suddenly on March 7. He was 62. Laurin, who received a doctorate in geology from Laval University in 19…

Two holes drilled into the mineralized contact at the MacLeod Lake property north of Chibougamau, Que., have intersected a new copper zone, the South zone, extending over a strike length of 500 metres…

Lower gold prices combined with asset writedowns and provisions for losses on certain investments put Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (VSE) in the red durring 1990. The company reported a loss of $5.55 mi…

Ossian “Ossie” Walli, a well-known educator and founding architect of the post-secondary Haileybury School of Mines, died recently in New Liskeard, Ont., after a brief illness. He was 88. Born at Copp…

BGR Central Net Value $ 9.20 $ 5.15 Price $ 8.00 $ 4.650 Discount 13.04% 9.7% Value $54,763,943 $78,232,995…

Following a compilation of past drilling and underground development work on the Ester Dome joint venture, 20% owner Silverado Mines (VSE) estimates preliminary reserves on the O’Dea vein stand at abo…

Semi-monthly reports as of Feb 28, showed 25,585,763 shares of 593 issues compared with 26,111,256 shares of 611 issues on Feb 15. Larger individual positions included: Amer.Barrick 204,252, up 32,324…