Articles by Northern Miner Staff

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US96.00- 98.00 cents per lb. (Apr 13, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer 99 cents -$1.01(US) per lb. (Apr 6, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $6.55-$6.70(US) per lb (Apr 13, 1989…

Atlantic Goldfields — A. Howe sold 115,000 (Feb.) @ 66 cents to hold 85,000. Card Lake — D. Bell bought 85,600 (Dec.) @ 35 cents to hold 285,600. Cons. Imperial Res. — L. Swartz sold 54,430 (Mar.,…

A seven-hole drill program has intersected zinc-lead mineralization on the McNeil property in British Columbia, partners Dragoon Resources (VSE) and Greenstone Resources (TSE) say. Located 20 km south…

A battle for control of mining assets owned by Toronto exploration affiliates Atlantic Goldfields (COATS) and Jascan Resources (TSE) has taken a new twist. In the midst of the battle, Kash Investments…

Following an unsuccessful drilling campaign on Jamie Frontier Resources’ (COATS) Red Lake gold property in northwestern Ontario, Pezgold Resource Corp. (VSE) has terminated its option to explore the c…

A new edition of the Union List of Geological Field Trip Guidebooks of North America was published recently by the American Geological Institute. The fifth edition lists more than 6,500 field-trip gui…

The sale of a number of key assets generated almost $1.2 billion in pre-tax dollars for Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE) during 1988; but at year-end its debt load was still $1.2 billion, a $700-million dr…

Teeshin Resources (VSE) has negotiated a private placement for $400,000 with California Placer Resources (1986) Ltd. Subject to regulatory approval, Teeshin will issue 727,272 units consisting of one …

With so much attention focused on new mines that have fallen short of expectations, a modest sized gold mining operation in Saskatchewan’s La Ronge district is surprising just about everyone by produc…

Toronto-based International Thunderwood Explorations (TSE) continues to encounter high grade gold mineralization over mineable widths at its wholly-owned Gold Hawk property near Val d’Or, Que. Using t…

It was a disappointing year in 1988 for Pamour Inc. (TSE), which recorded a loss of $6.5 million (54 cents per share) before extraordinary items, compared to a profit of $4.55 million (40 cents per …

An investigation has been called into the death of an experienced miner at Inco Ltd.’s (TSE) Shebandowan nickel-copper mine near Thunder Bay, Ont. Renato Brigo of Thunder Bay died in a rockfall on Apr…