Articles by Northern Miner Staff


United Keno board approves BLM deal

The board of directors of United Keno Hill Mines (TSE) has given the green light to a deal that will see BLM Mines, a unit of Sudbury- based Bharti Laamanen Mining, acquire Falconbridge Ltd.’s 44.8% s…


Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (July 23, 1990)

July 17 July 16 July 13 July 12 July 11 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3613.39 3638.85 3596.38 3569.77 3544.52 4009.47 3334.13 Metals & Minerals 3359.95 3402.97 3375.64 3342.75 3293.21 3453.06 2850.84 Integ…


Dissidents force Sherritt meeting

Sherritt Gordon (TSE) says it will comply with a request from a minority shareholder for a shareholders’ meeting to vote on proposed changes in the metal refiners’ board. However, Sherritt said it is …



Armeno signs deal with Nissho Iwai

Vancouver-based junior Armeno Resources (VSE) has formed a joint venture with a Japanese company to finance the development of a small silver-gold-lead-zinc deposit in Ecuador. Nissho Iwai of Japan ha…


Minerex ordered to pay mine contractor

A tribunal of the American Arbitration Association has ruled that Vancouver-based Minerex Resources (TSE) and the Aurora Partnership must pay nearly US$1.4 million in damages to a former contractor at…


Equinox buys 100% of Van Stone mine

The Van Stone zinc project in northeastern Washington is now owned 100% by Equinox Resources (TSE). The property is 25 miles south of Cominco’s zinc smelter at Trail, B.C. Equinox recently paid the fi…


Anglo hits graphite horizon on hole two

Drilling its second hole at the MWF property near Timmins, Ont., Anglo Canadian Mining (TSE) has intersected what it believes to be an important mineralized zone. Occurring at the contact between sedi…


Lingan mine wins rescue contest

The 21st provincial mine rescue competition was recently held in Glace Bay, N.S. Led by Jay Dooley, the Lingan mine team defeated seven competitors to win the championship. The contestants were judged…


U.S.REPORT Kennecott exercises High Frontier option

An option to acquire an additional 500,000 shares of High Frontier Resources (VSE) has been exercised by Kennecott, a wholly owned unit of London-based RTZ Corp. The option was part of a previous agre…


Teck increases stake in Triumph

A flow-through private placement of 880,000 shares of Triumph Resources (VSE) to Teck (TSE) has increased Teck’s interest in Triumph to 2.49 million shares or 52.6%. The placement, priced at 50 cents …


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