Articles by Northern Miner Staff

For 9-month period ended Sept 30, 1988. In millions of dollars, except per-share figures. 1988 1987 (6 months ended Sept 30) Assets $483.0 $450.0 Long-term debt $18.8 $18.8 Revenue N.A…

An underground drilling program is under way at the southeastern end of Nevada Goldfields’ (NASDAQ) Kingston mine property near Austin, Nev., and initial results from the work are encouraging, says Al…

Investors were out in strong force during the week, with daily trading volumes ranging between 6.2 million and 9.75 million shares, and both the market portfolio and mining and minerals index capturin…

American Ore — G. Oughtred bought 800,000 (Niv) @ 30 cents to hold 905,000. Bitech — Pamiba Est. sold 100,000 (Dec) @ 33 cents to hold 457,754. Broulan — H. Grightmire bought 30,000 (Dec) @ $1.62 …

Mining companies are riding the crest of the economic cycle these days, operating near full capacity and getting the best prices in years for most metals. Base metal miners are enjoying prosperity the…

Sparked by a number of important gold discoveries in recent years, exploration activity in northern British Columbia has reached record levels — and it could get busier. The latest region to heat up …

A reassessment of the ore reserves at the Gabanintha mine by Dominion Gold Mines of Australia has increased the reserves now drilled out in the current mining area to over 2.2 million tons at an in si…

Michele Gold Mines (VSE) has acquired a 6-month property examination right on the Midland Nickel Corp. 7-claim property in Pardee Twp., Ont. The nickel-platinum group metals property is near Thunder B…

With a 10-year ore supply already in sight and its spanking new 2,000- ton concentrator operating right up to expectations, the Donald J. LaRonde gold-copper-silver mine of Dumagami Mines (TSE) is loo…

Record high metal prices made Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) a prime takeover target in 1988, and if a bidding war ensues, it could give the nickel miner’s stock some upside potential, according to Toronto a…

Cliff Resources (TSE) of Toronto reports that it has achieved final completion of its merger arrangement with Canaustra Gold Exploration (VSE). The merger, given shareholder approval earlier this mont…

No one’s calling it a rally yet, but recent activity on the VSE is definitely beginning to percolate. Although a spate of profit-taking is causing some downward pressure on a few of the more active go…