Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With reference to your article on page 27 of The Northern Miner dated Jan 9, (“Trans-Dominion to acquire 48.3% of Doelcam”), I am enclosing a copy of our news release with respect to the transaction d…

Partners Glencairn Explorations (ASE) of Toronto and BHP-Utah Mines are planning to start a 4,000- ft drill program at the Blue Mountain gold property near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Based in Vancouver, BHP-…

Poor trade figures in the United States failed to put a damper on investor enthusiasm as the New Year’s rally continued unabated. A trade deficit in December of $12.5 billion (US) was announced which …

MinVen Gold Corp. (TSE) recently completed the acquisition of a one-third joint venture interest in the Golden Reward project located in South Dakota. The Golden Reward, a heap leach gold project curr…

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Jan 17 Jan 16 Jan 13 Jan 12 Jan 11 Copper 1950-1955 1948-1949 1869-1870 18…

An 18,000-ft drill program is the first plan of action by Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) and Conwest Exploration (TSE) in their joint effort to chase high grade nickel near Sudbury, Ont. The drilling is part…

The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources & Energy has released the results of a till geochemistry survey conducted over the central part of the Miramichi Zone in the northern part of the prov…

Ontex Resources (ASE) has completed a $603,000 private placement financing representing the issuance of 900,000 common shares at 67 cents per share. The proceeds from the financing will be used for ge…

By June of 1989, Bridger Resources (VSE) and its new joint venture partner expect to have completed construction of a 110-ton-per-day mill on the La Pepa gold property in Chile, to be followed by the …

Despite several reports to the contrary published in Oregon newspapers, partners Galactic Resources Ltd. (TSE) and Quartz Mountain Gold Corp. (TSE) say a production decision has not been made for the …

Recently lifting its force majeure, which was announced in December, was Magma Copper (Amex). The declaration was made under the company’s toll smelting and refining contracts, and refined copper sal…

If 1988 was a nightmare year for Canadian brokers, they could hardly have gleaned much comfort from what they saw on the Alberta Exchange this week. In keeping with the general lack of interest in spe…