Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A summer exploration program on Hidden Lake Gold Mines’ (VSE) Wheeler Lake property in the Northwest Territories has detected at least six gold showings along a 7-mile stretch of iron formation rocks….

The market continued its retreat again this week, with the VSE Index off a further 4.38 points to 779.09 at presstime. Brokers say trading remains sluggish, with 9.7 million shares valued at $11.3 mil…

Nominations have been received and the selection committee of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) is busy working to select the eight inductees who will be honored in the second round of induction…

The first results from a drill program currently under way on Bonanza Metals’ (ASE) Poirier zinc- copper property near Joutel, Que., include a 20-ft (6.1 m) intersection grading 4% zinc, along with su…

Assay results from the first four holes on Windy Mountain Explorations’ (COATS) MacLeod Lake property in northern Quebec include 29.1 metres grading 1.49% copper and 0.08% molybdenum. The property is …

What’s after Colomac? For Margaret Witte, president and chief executive officer of Royal Oak Resources (TSE), the answer just might be the Gunsite property situated between Anchorage and Fairbanks, Al…

Gold production is up and costs have been reduced at the Johnny Mountain gold mine in the Iskut River region of northwestern British Columbia. Skyline Gold (TSE) said production costs at its 100%-owne…

Despite record gold production of 29,248 oz, Glamis Gold (TSE) reported a net loss of $5.2 million or 32 cents per share on revenues of $14.05 million for its 1989 fiscal year ended June 30. In its p…

Metal prices gained but the all- commodity price index of Scotiabank slipped 0.2% in August from the previous month. It was the seventh consecutive monthly decline for the over-all index. The gain (2….

If a poll conducted for the Mining Association of Canada by the Angus Reid Group can be believed, Canadians have a great deal of faith in the mining industry’s ability to carry out its business withou…

Concerns about the relatively low share price of Pamorex Minerals (TSE) were voiced by a couple of shareholders at the company’s recent annual meeting. Pamorex is the exploration arm of the Pamour gro…

Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) has made a wollastonite find during the course of gold exploration on its Gilbert property in Nevada. Prospecting has identified three zones, the largest of which strikes …