Brunswick’s miners take to the picket lines
Miners at Brunswick Mining and Smelting’s (TSE) lead-zinc mine near Bathurst, N.B., are on strike, following an 80% vote against the company’s contract offer. More than 1,000 members of the United Ste…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Teeshin looking for partners
Several senior mining companies and investment groups are examining the Dome Mountain gold property with a view to providing the necessary capital to bring the project to production, according to owne…
Penna fends off criticism at Agnico annual meeting
His methods may have prompted some criticism at Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (TSE) recent annual meeting in Toronto, but President Paul Penna demonstrated he has the backing of the vast majority of the company…
Moss Lake tops list of Tandem`s projects
Despite the current difficult financing climate in the junior mine sector, Tandem Resources (ME) will be “very active” this year, President Stanley Hawkins told the annual meeting, with high interest …
COATS (over-the-counter) Mount Wright wins NSR
After a 9-year legal battle, Mount Wright Iron Mines has finally won the proceeds from a 1% net smelter royalty on production from Exminesa’s Rubiales mine in Spain. A Spanish court has ordered Exmine…
People SILVERSIDE RESOURCES INC.
Dr. Niyazi Kacira, appointed to the board succeeding J.M. Slack who resigned.
Cambior buying 50% stake in Sleeping Giant mine
As part of a growth plan designed to boost its Quebec gold production, cash-rich Cambior Inc (TSE) is picking up a 50% stake in the troubled Sleeping Giant mine of Aurizon Mines (TSE). The mine, which…
Trenching started at Mishibishu bet
Encouraging trench sampling results have been reported by Mishibishu Gold (VSE) from its Pukaskwa gold project about 110 km west of Wawa, Ont. The work was performed along a 4.2-km strike length of th…
NEWS IN BRIEF Dunfrazier Gold Expl.
Dunfrazier Gold Expl. (DFG: ASE) has extended the expiry date for its rights offering from May 17 to July 16.
NEWS IN BRIEF Eastmaque Gold Mines Ltd.
Eastmaque Gold Mines Ltd. (EMG:VSE) shareholders can convert their preference shares at a ratio of 1.2 common shares for each preference share at any time over a 30-day period during 1990 yet to be de…
Correction Geddes Resources
Contrary to what was reported (T.N.M., July 2/90), Geddes Resources (TSE) is proposing to construct a 104-km road to link its Windy Craggy project to the Haines Highway which then leads south to Haine…
Gold price forces shut down of Canamax’s Kremzar, Ketza
Unless gold prices improve dramatically in the near future, Canamax Resources (TSE) will wind down production temporarily at two of its three Canadian gold mines. A company spokesman said the Ketza Ri…