Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A major coal sale to the Japanese steel industry by Byron Creek Collieries, a unit of Esso Resources Canada, will lead to a doubling of production at its mining operation near Sparwood, B.C. Up to 100…

Ramcor Resources (ME) has acquired from Rejean Roy a group of five claims located in Dalquier Twp. north of Amos, Que., in return for 100,000 common shares and payment of a 1.5% net smelter royalty. A…

By taking on a local partner, Imperial Metals Corp., (TSE) has put its Parys Mountain project on a fast track to production. Located on the Isle of Anglesey in northern Wales, the polymetallic mineral…

Two Ariel group companies, Brex Exploration of Montreal, Que., and Mirandor Exploration of Val d’Or, Que., were recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange (symbols BX.A and MIQ.A, respective…

Edmonton-based Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has completed the purchase of $23.5 million in convertible debt securities of Muscocho Explorations (TSE), Flanagan McAdam Resources (TSE) and McNellen Resources (V…

Will someone please explain what is going on, to an ignorant, uneducated holder of many Canadian mining stocks? First, an article in The Northern Miner (April 11/88), stating that a huge new corporati…

A new $1-billion aluminum smelter to be built by a consortium of Japanese, European and North American firms is in the works for Quebec, according to the Quebec provincial government. The site has not…

Just how serious Murray Pezim is about keeping control of Delaware Resources (VSE) has become more than evident. Several companies in his Prime Capital Group have announced plans to purchase Delaware …

A bulk sampling program at the Theresa gold property near Longlac, Ont., will mine out up to 3,000 tons of rock for testing, partners Duration Mines (TSE) and Locator Explorations (VSE) say. In last w…

Operations at Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting’s (TSE) Ruttan copper mine at Leaf Rapids, Man., are at a standstill after 330 employees called a strike at midnight, May 31. In the latest setback for the…

Like a breath of fresh air on a humid Toronto afternoon, a 3-day rally which has added more than 100 pts to the composite index couldn’t have come at a better time. With the market testing post-crash …

Through a number of private placements and flow-through share agreements, Calgary-based Stratabound Minerals (ASE) has raised about $800,000 to finance exploration on its New Brunswick and Northwest T…