Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A gold property with known reserves near Snow Lake, Manitoba has caught the interest of BHP-Utah Mines, an indirectly held subsidiary of Broken Hill Proprietary of Australia. Formerly known as Utah Mi…

Mark V Petroleums and Mines (TSE) of Vancouver says it is receiving positive signals from the U.S. Forest Service with regard to bringing its Bagdad gold project into production. Nothing has been rece…

Toronto-based Bitech Energy Resources (ASE) has substantially increased its mineral exploration activities since last year, and recently, the company made a significant gold discovery in Newfoundland….

The exploration tunnel at the Debbie gold project on Vancouver Island is proceeding “on schedule and on budget” say partners Westmin Resources (TSE) and Nexus Resource Corp. (TSE). Designed to access …

A financing to allow Monique Exploration (ME), formerly Monicor Exploration, to increase its interest in the Monique gold property east of Val d’Or, Que., is being arranged by the company. A prelimina…

Several high grade drill hole intersections were reported by 50/50 partners, Skukum Gold (VSE) and Berglynn Resources (VSE) from the newly discovered Goddell Gully structure on their joint-ventured pr…

A fifth company has been signed up by Gunnar Gold (TSE) and Mill City Gold (ME) to participate in Pan East Resources’ (ASE) Fifteen Mile Stream gold exploration project in Nova Scotia. In return for p…

Metals Week’s second lead-zinc conference will be held on March 6-7, 1989 at The Pointe at Squaw Peak in Phoenix, Az. For more information contact Mary Ann Whalen at (212) 512-2823.

Recently exercising its option to purchase 250,000 shares of Crown Butte Resources (VSE) at $2.40 per share was Noranda Inc., which now owns 18.4% of the former. Earlie thi year Norand acquire …

The Oct 17th issue of The Northern Miner recently carried an article by Professor Jerry White addressing the promotion of precious metals stocks by “boiler room sales promotions” (N.M., Oct 17/88 Mini…

A much-expected Republican election victory combined with concerns of a Liberal government in Canada kept the market twitching nervously. After a couple of days of steep declines earlier in the week w…

A shortage of skilled miners and low metal prices are affecting silver production at the Elsa Mine, located 500 km north of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. The Elsa silver mine, owned and operated by Uni…