Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Grants to help 136 mineral prospectors have been approved under the British Columbia government’s half-million-dollar prospectors’ assistance program. “B.C.’s mining industry depends on active explora…

The volume of shares traded on the TSE this week was characteristic of this time of year — below the yearly average at 15.9 million. The TSE 300 composite index slipped 87.34 points on the week to cl…

The exploration department at Inco Gold is calling it a good exploration bet which it plans to follow up on. But results from a small group of claims located just 10 miles south of Penticton, B.C., su…

The boards of directors of Dickenson Mines (TSE) and Wharf Resources (TSE) have approved the principal terms of a merger of the two companies, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. Dickenson…

Simicom 1988 and Company Limited and Partnership has entered into an agreement with Madeleine Mines (TSE) to provide the company with $500,000 in financing for the 1988 exploration season. The partner…

Cominco American Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cominco Ltd. (TSE), and alenco Petrochemicals have formed a partnership which will allow Alenco to participate in Cominco American’s nitrogen-based …

After spending around $5.6 million at the Vezza Twp. properties in northwestern Quebec, Dundee- Palliser (TSE) and partner North American Rare Metals (VSE) are gearing up for an underground exploratio…

Junior mining companies don’t often take in a $1- million immediate cash payment from a major mining company as part of an option agreement — particularly for gold properties located in the Northwest…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.21-$1.26 per lb. (July 21, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $0.99-$1.05 per lb. (July 21, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $5.60-$5.75 per lb. (June 23, 1988). CADMIUM: New …

A drill core sample from the Goldboro property in Nova Scotia assayed 1.42 oz gold per ton (uncut) over 25 ft, Orex Exploration (ME) reports. Orex may earn a 50% interest in the property from Onitap R…

Bouncing around within a fairly narrow range, the price of gold seems to be caught in a neutral pattern, analyst Manford Mallory of Capital Group Securities of Toronto told The Northern Miner. The pre…

On the approach to the SNIP airstrip 65 miles north of Stewart one begins to understand the hazards of minerals exploration in British Columbia. Sitting off to one side of the airstrip are the remains…