Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Official opening ceremonies for a gold mill in the village of Beardmore, Ont., were held this week by Ateba Mines (TSE) of Toronto. The company is using an ore sorting machine to upgrade mine waste du…

Rio Algom’s Panel mine at Elliot Lake, Ont., has become the only North American mine in the world to hold a 5-star rating in the International Safety Rating System. The 5-star standing, announced by t…

The East Anglia Kemptville, N.S., tin mine is back on track, with improved recoveries and a daily milling capacity greater than originally planned, according to manager Ken W. Collison of the Rio Kemp…

Falconbridge was the most active issue this week trading more than 1.3 million shares and picking up an eighth to close at $23 1/8. Falconbridge Chairman William James was in the Dominican Republic re…

The 300-m level adit at the SNIP gold project of Cominco Ltd. (TSE) and Delaware Resource Corp. (VSE) is progressing on schedule, the joint venture confirms. The Twin zone structure, which hosts most …

After selling a 43% interest in the Bateman Twp. project near Red Lake, Ont., Phoenix Gold Mines (TSE) strengthened its cash position in 1987 the company said recently. As a result of the sale to McFi…

After two years of concentrated exploration at its Val d’Or, Que., land holdings, Toronto-based Aur Resources (TSE) will make its debut this September as a Canadian gold producer. The Toronto company …

Active in Canadian exploration for the past 30 years, United Reef Petroleums (TSE) is continuing along the same path followed by its founder, the late J. H. (Joe) Hirshhorn of Blind River uranium fame…

An active trader the past few weeks, Parquet Resources of Toronto recently released encouraging winter drilling results from property in Courville Twp., near Val d’Or, Que. One of the holes returned 3…

Four drills are at work on property in Garrison Twp. in northern Ontario where Jonpol Explorations (TSE) and two other companies have reported further encouraging results. Jonpol’s joint-venture partn…

Toronto-based Dickenson Mines (TSE) is investigating an amalgamation with Wharf Resources (TSE), in which the former currently has a 33% equity interest. J. O. Kachmar, president of both companies, sa…

The flow-through saga has taken a new turn with the introduction of grants as a replacement for the controversial earned depletion allowance. The new program is designed to aid junior mining and oil a…