Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A $500,000(US) exploration program designed to increase reserves at or near the Bighorn property in Arizona has been approved by the board of directors of Roddy Resources (TSE). Current reserves stand…

Investor interest in speculative stocks has waned dramatically but development-type situations with defined production potential have been doing better. Overall, however, the market could only be desc…

Citing the recent upswing in zinc prices, Nanisivik Mines President Graham Farquharson told shareholders recently that they are in a very advantageous position. “The price of zinc is going through a p…

South American Goldfields was busy at 95 cents on news that Denison Mines plans to form a joint venture with the company to explore four concessions in Guyana for gold. Denison can earn a 60% interest…

Development headings being driven by Denison Mines (TSE) are expected to enter into ground controlled by Canuc Resources (TSE) by year-end, shareholders learned at the company’s annual meeting. Alan S…

With operating costs of $57 per ton on a 500-ton-per-day basis indicated by engineering studies, Goldpost Resources (TSE) could achieve cash flow of $9 million in 1989 when production of 25,000 oz gol…

We refer to your June 13 issue on Junior Mining, and the article “VSE: Top Junior Resource Market Still Setting Records.” We were pleased to have the opportunity to bring your readers up-to-date on th…

With copper production underway at the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea, and a couple of new gold and base metal mines in the pipeline, there was little danger than shareholders at Metall Mining’s (TS…

In an embarrasing move to Banque IndoSuez, the convertible debenture kings of Canadian mining finance, the Swiss National Bank has killed IndoSuez’s latest bond deal. Client Galactic Resources, via Ga…

Mining Association of Canada — At the 44th annual meeting held in Ottawa recently, Norman B. Keevil, Jr. was elected chairman succeeding Dr Walter Curlook.

Long-time followers of the industry hold onto your hats. Prospectors Airways, an old name from the dirty 30s, has resurfaced on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. (The original Prospectors Airways surren…

A new company may be joining the exploration team in the search for gold at the Princess Royal Island claims in British Columbia’s Skeena division, shareholders of Matachewan Consolidated Mines (TSE) …