Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Joint venture partners Ronrico Explorations (VSE) and partner Louvicourt Gold Mines (COATS) have commenced development work at the Simkar gold project, east of Val d’Or, Que. Louvicourt is a 58% owned…

Associated with gold mining for a good part of this century, the Kirkland Lake area of northern Ontario is undergoing a revival of sorts in large part through the efforts of Deak Resources (TSE). The …

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $392.20 + $2.35 Silver* $4.63 — $0.06 Platinum* $443.75 — $0.25 Nickel** $4.28 — $0.06 Lead** $0.35 + $0.01 Copper- $1.29 + $0.01 Zinc– $0.61 — $0.03 Courtesy of Sc…

Koval Resources emerged as the volume leader during a week ended October 9, when significant gains in the prices of many resource issues were hard to come by. Almost one million Koval shares changed h…

A second-quarter writedown of its Sleeping Giant gold property near Amos, Que., left Aurizon Mines (TSE) in breach of a covenant in the agreement with its Swiss bondholders to maintain a minimum net w…

Coeur d’Alene Mines (Amex) hopes to raise about US$52.8 million through a public share offering. The company, which plans to use part of the funds for exploration and development work, is offering two…

A recent employment advertisement in your paper reminded me that old prejudices die hard in the mining industry (or maybe they never die at all). I am referring to an advertisement attempting to recru…

Ontario’s first ever mining week, Oct. 15-19, is demonstrating the industry’s contribution to the economy nationwide and our daily lives. As well, it showcases programs that safeguard workers’ health …

The balance of wollastonite supply is shifting as China increases output and new producers emerge, says a new report from Roskill Information Services. When China’s largest wollastonite deposit, recen…

A surface sampling program on McMurray Twp. claims near Citadel Gold Mines’ (TSE) Surlaga mill east of Wawa, Ont., is turning up some interesting results. The claims are held by Citabar Ltd. Partnersh…

Serem-Quebec and VSM Exploration (ME) have jointly optioned a group of 40 claims adjacent to their Grevet base metal project near Quevillon, Que., from Noranda (TSE) and BP Canada (TSE). The claims en…

MacIsaac Mining and Tunnelling Co., a privately held Sudbury, Ont., firm that specializes in shaft sinking, has built an enviable reputation among mining contractors since it was founded in 1947 by cu…