Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The new chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission is 0000,0506 Robert Wright, a director and vice- president of Teck Corp. Wright will join the commission July 1 and take over from outgoing chairm…

Canadian Giant Exploration (VSE) is raising $900,000 to fund a drilling program on several claim groups in the Betts Cove area of Newfoundland this summer. The company, together with joint venture p…

Bradley Manufacturing recently opened two new production facilities: a 30,000-sq-ft plant in Rouyn- Noranda, Que., and a 18,000-sq-ft building in Timmins, Ont. Total investment in the new facilities c…

Despite record earnings and a heady performance on The Toronto Stock Exchange last year, Pine Point Mines was berated at its annual meeting for not obtaining minority shareholder approval for a major …

Sagging investor interest left most mining shares adrift on a directionless COATS market this week. With diamond drilling expected soon, the shares of McNickel Inc. remain active, however. The company…

Metrologist Jan Merks is seeking help from mining companies for a book dealing with the metrology of precious metals ores. He can be contacted at: P.O. Box 697, Station A, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2N5.

Toronto-based Queenston Gold Mines (TSE) has entered an agreement with CMP 1989 Resource Partnership and Co. to subscribe for $275,000 in flow-through share financing for 1989. Queenston said proceeds…

An exploration hole to a depth of 8,688 ft and at 64 degrees was completed recently near Kimberley, B.C., by Connors Drilling of Kamloops, B.C. The hole was drilled with Longyear’s CHD 76-mm coring eq…

The production performance of the Jolu mine in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge district has progressed from impressive in March to spectacular in April. The 400-ton-per-day gold mine is operated by 30%-owner,…

A definitive agreement has been signed between Canamax Resources (TSE), Pacific Trans-Ocean Resources (TSE), Lloyds Bank and Central Capital Corp. regarding the sale of the Ketza River gold mine to Ca…

Mineral producers in Canada face a more promising future than in recent years, a spokesman for the federal government said. “Clearly, the picture for the mineral producing side of the mining industry …

From a report by John Halsall, outgoing president of the Canadian Diamond Drillers Association, at the association’s annual general meeting in Quebec City recently. The 1988-89 term for the Canadian D…