Articles by Northern Miner Staff

First-quarter results by Noranda Inc. (TSE) picked up where they left off at the end of 1987, with the diversified resources company recording net earnings of $129 million, or 66 cents per share, com…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.08-$1.11 per lb. (May 5, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.08-$1.13 per lb. (Apr 14, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $5.60-$5.75 per lb. (May 5, 1988). CADMIUM: New York …

Anyone with $500 million and an urge to purchase the controlling block in Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) is advised to talk to Placer Dome (TSE). The giant gold producer says it wants to unload its Falconbri…

Because of the federal government’s new policy on flow- through shares, NIM Management will be filing a preliminary prospectus for two million limited partnership units ($200 million) of NIM Resource …

Test milling is expected to begin at Skyline Explorations’ (VSE) Johnny Mountain gold property by month-end and full production by mid-June, the company claims. The lower level adit now extends for ab…

A share exchange agreement has given a private company called Zinc Metal Corp. 1,339,675 shares of affiliate Roxmark Mines (TSE) formerly held by Northgate Exploration (TSE) of Toronto. In return, Nor…

Selectek Industries (VSE) has reached an agreement with Goldbrae Developments (VSE) whereby Selectek will earn a 50% interest in Goldbrae’s North Star property in the Snow Lake area of Manitoba by spe…

Trans America Industries (VSE) has been advised by its joint venture partner, Sherrgold Inc. (TSE) that preliminary results from a drilling target west of Shortie Lake are encouraging. However, assayi…

Contrary to what was reported in the May 2 issue of The Northern Miner, Vancouver-based Nevada Goldfields (VSE) has not acquired a 51% interest in Rockford Minerals (TSE).

The jury is still out on the mineability of the Cameron Lake gold deposit in northwestern Ontario, shareholders were told at Nuinsco Resources’ (TSE) recent annual meeting in Toronto. Partners Nuinsco…

Thomas M. Crandell, vice-president mining for Orofino Resources, died in Orillia, Ont., May 6 after a brief illness. Crandall, who was also general manager operations for Orofino’s parent company, Nor…

More than 1,400 delegates signed up for the 90th annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy held at the convention centre on the banks of the north Saskatchewan River in this ho…