Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Since the mid-1980s, Manitoba’s mineral exploration industry has been showing strong growth in activity and spending. As a consequence of increased exploration since 1986, four new mines were put into…

Having drilled some 450 holes totalling in excess of 340,000 ft., no doubt remains that Continental Gold (VSE) has outlined a huge porphyry gold-copper deposit on the Mt. Milligan property over 100 mi…

Results from six drill holes completed on the Winnie Lake project near Kirkland Lake, Ont., have revealed interesting base metal values. In January, joint venture partners Pamorex Minerals (TSE) and T…

By mutual agreement, Princeton Mining (TSE) and Societe D’Exploration Mazarin (ME) have ended negotiations toward an agreement that would have seen Princeton acquire a 50% interest in the Lac Knife gr…

Cautious optimism about an upturn in mineral exploration this year after the 1989 slowdown might best describe the feelings of the Yukon mining industry. Mine industry representatives predict between …

The continued slide in the price of gold has not deterred Vancouver players from taking part in a shopping spree this past week. Although gold fell about US$4 to the US$404-level, the Vancouver Stock …

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Northwestern Ontario residents often feel geographically isolated from the rest of the province. But they are in no way immune from the economic effects of provincial, national and international activ…

for exploration Dismemberment of the Canadian Exploration Incentive Program (CEIP) by the federal government in its 1990 budget announcement follows a year in which the national financing scheme for g…

An economic analysis of general trends determining to what extent the reduction in steel intensity in the industrialized countries is ascribed to the substitution of steel for other materials, such as…

After raising $525,000 in its first public share offering, Long Range Resources (ASE) is gearing up to explore several gold properties in Newfoundland this spring. The main focus of this year’s work w…

A financing plan among Newfields Minerals (TSE), St. Genevieve Resources (TSE), and private investors, involving proceeds of $1.25 million for Newfields, has been cancelled. In addition, the 1- for-4-…