Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Back in December, 1987, I received a call from Ray Goldie, vice-president and mining analyst at Richardson Greenshields, who headed the Toronto Geological Discussion Group. Would I address their annua…

With television cameras rolling and flashbulbs popping, mining promoter Murray Pezim and associates John Ivany and Lawrence Page appeared in front of the British Columbia Securities Commission on July…

The British Columbia government and Equity Silver Mines (TSE) are still discussing the amount of a reclamation bond for Equity Silver’s mine near Houston, B.C., slated to close in late 1992. Equity Si…

When International Platinum (TSE) President John Hansuld goes to the risk capital markets in New York and London this year, he hopes to come away with more than $5 million. “Our priority is to maintai…

The spot price of uranium underwent its first increase in three years in May when the range for bids and offers stood at US$8.90-9.35 per lb. U/c3h/O/c8h/, NUKEM reports. The company, which provides n…

Exploration activity is heating up in the Iskut River district of northwestern British Columbia, particularly now that road access seems a certainty in 1991. Iskut pioneer Gulf International Minerals …

An option to purchase a 100% interest in claims adjacent to the Sleeping Giant gold mine north of Amos, Que., has been acquired by Aurizon Mines (TSE) from George Venne of Val d’Or, Que. The claims li…

Exploration will get under way this summer on PGE Resource’s (ASE) 115-claim property near Mechanic Settlement, N.B., following a joint venture agreement with Noranda Exploration, a unit of Noranda (T…

A letter of intent has been signed between Dundee-Palliser Resources (TSE) and exploration partners VSM Exploration (ME) and Serem-Quebec which will allow VSM/Serem to earn a 50% interest in Dundee’s …

A number of gold prospects on the Reg claims held by Skyline Gold (TSE) will be jointly explored by Skyline and Placer Dome (TSE) under the terms of a recent agreement between the two mining companies…

A wholly owned subsidiary of Aitken Lees Capital Ltd. of Toronto, a merchant banker and consulting firm, has become a shareholder of gold producer Consolidated TVX Mining (TSE). The subsidiary, 881096…

Deep drilling has resumed at Wrightbar Mines’ (ME) Bourlamaque Twp. property where St. Genevieve Resources (TSE) has the option to earn a 50% project interest by spending $1.5 million. To find a depos…