Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Quebec government’s Soquem, Seleine Mines, has been sold to Canadian Salt for $35 million. The Saleine operation produces salt from a deposit situated on one of the Ma…

Trading in the shares of Inco Ltd and Falconbridge Ltd was the only highlight in a generally lethargic week of activity. Today, both issues raced near their highs, primarily due to firming commodity p…

A nickel-copper discovery has been made by Duration Mines (TSE) on the company’s property near Geraldton, Ont. A drill test of a geophysical anomaly cut 98 ft grading 0.5% combined nickel- copper per …

The three joint-venture partners on the Fontana property in Duverny Twp. in northwestern Quebec have announced the first reserve figures on the property. Calgary-listed Bay Resources and Services (ASE…

Straight Talk — Three-part series aimed at the novice investor looking for more information to commonly asked questions about the exchange, stockbrokers and risk. For a free copy contact: Toronto Sto…

Production of silver-lead-zinc concentrates is under way once again at the Comstock Silver Cup mine in British Columbia’s Slocan mining district, The Northern Miner has learned. Nearly 70 years since …

An option to earn a 25% interest in the Normetal gold property located northwest of La Sarre, Que., has been acquired by Orfinance Resources from Normetal Mining Exploration. To earn its interest, Orf…

A week of see-saw trading which recorded three consecutive days of declines, took a turn for the better following news from the U.S. that house sales in February increased by 20.3% — the largest such…

A program to extract a 15,000-ton bulk sample from the Elder gold project in the Rouyn-Noranda area of northwestern Quebec is under way, joint venture partners Aunore Resources and Nova Beaucage Mines…

Metals Handbook, Ninth Edition, Volume 13 — Corrosion by asm International. isbn 0-87170-019-0; 1,416 pages, hardcover, $104(US) plus $7.50 shipping and handling. Gulf Publishing Co., Book Division, …

Idaho Gold, the operating company set up by Amir Mines (63%), Normine Resources (22%) and Glamis Gold (15%) is proceeding with development of its Buffalo Gulch heap leach mine near Elk City, Idaho. As…

Inspiration Resources Corp. — Burton M. Joyce appointed executive vice-president.