Articles by Northern Miner Staff

There’s a fellow in the U.S. who has staked mining claims on Mars. Putting aside the question of under what jurisdiction those claims would be filed, in Canada a basic tenet of gaining mineral rights …

It was a big week for senior issues on the Montreal Exchange, but probably not one they would like to remember. Most suffered price declines ranging from marginal to major. Placer Dome was the most ac…

Drilling by Ego Resources on the West Main property near Wawa, Ont., has encountered erratic gold values. Grades ranged from 1.2 oz gold per ton across one ft to 0.12 oz in a 19-ft section. Assaying o…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange has taken exception to statements made by Rex Silver Mines about its Scoria property in northern Arizona. The vse has refused to accept filings or disclosures from any lis…

A new mineralized zone has been discovered in latest drilling by Pacific Minesearch on its Howie gold project near Charlotte, N.C. The 16,000-ft drill program has concentrated on delineating reserves …

Representatives of mining and assorted other industries in Kirkland Lake, Ont., are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it any more. What they’re mad at is the federal Finance Department’s plan …

A much-needed spate of buying during the end of our review week has added more than 60 pts to the tse composite index, which is back over the 3,000-point mark. After being pummeled by several days of …

Villeneuve Resources has arranged share financings which netted $760,000. The cash will fund exploration programs on properties in Ontario, Quebec and Nevada. In the Mishibishu area west of Wawa, Ont….

In a bid to increase reserves at three of its Timmins area properties, Toronto-based Marshall Minerals has entered a number of agreements which call for some $7 million to be spent on exploration. In …

Higher interest rates in Canada (in comparison to the United States) have strengthened our dollar and reduced fears of inflation which, similar to the U.S., is public enemy number one. But our stronge…

After entering an agreement to buy a large iron property in Delestre, Que., Calgary-based Stockmen Minerals says it has set out to examine the prospect for possible gold reserves. Located 35 km north …

The future for Lacana Mining can only get better. The Toronto-based mining company, which in fiscal 1987 produced 39,000 oz gold (and about 781,000 oz silver) from its share of several North American …