Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Mixed trading marked the week in Montreal, where the general market portfolio index jumped more than 30 pts and the mining and minerals index dropped almost 20 pts. Daily volumes ranged between 4.3 mi…

Calgary-based Varna Gold (ASE) and Gingrich Exploration have signed an agreement allowing Varna to earn a 100% stake in the Tilt Cove gold property in return for expenditures of $250,000. The property…

The recently formed Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is now calling for the nomination of additional candidates to be inducted at a banquet ceremony January 8, 1990 at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. This yea…

Full-scale production will resume at Coxheath Gold’s (TSE) Tangier mine in Nova Scotia now that the company has completed modifications to improve mill recovery rates. Shareholders were told at Coxhea…

Without pomp or ceremony, Citadel Gold Mines (TSE) recently poured the first gold bar at its Surluga mine project near Wawa, Ont. The 137-oz bar was produced from a surface stockpile which Citadel is …

Onitap Resources (TSE) of Scarborough, Ont., plans to sell its interest in the Goldboro property on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore to Exploration Orex (ME). The 37 Guysborough Cty., claims are to be sold…

In a move to develop tribal mineral resources, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State are offering interested parties a preliminary data base of mineral inventory acti…

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal ordering a new trial in connection with a cave-in nine years ago at the Ferderber mine of Belmoral Mines (TSE) near Val …

Two years ago, Brunswick Mining & Smelting paid out $408,000 to its employees who missed time from work because of back-related injuries. More than 2,000 man-days were lost. Last year, that amount was…

A decline in metal prices in March was partly to blame for the 0.8% drop in Scotiabank’s all-commodity price index during the month. It is the second consecutive monthly decline. Bank economist Patric…

After spending $2.4 million last year to explore several newly acquired mineral prospects, Candol Developments (TSE) says its Bullion Pit placer property near Williams, B.C., could be ready for produc…

Fredrick Semkowich, the secretary-treasurer and major shareholder of Can-Mac Explorations (VSE) pleaded guilty to one count of trading in securities during distribution while without a receipt for a p…