Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Flint Rock sinks six holes at Shabu

Six holes have now been put down by Flint Rock Mines on its leased Shabu Lake gold property, 43 miles east of Red Lake in northwestern Ontario. All intersected the main vein, with appreciable visible …


Correction (January 11, 1988)

Drilling commissioned by Tamavack Resources and International Maple Leaf Resource Corp. on a Moss Twp. property in northwestern Ontario intersected 4.9 ft assaying 1.6 oz gold per ton. Incorrect core …


FUTURES PRICES (January 11, 1988)

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jan 140.00 130.50 140.00 + 3.65 Mar 123.00 117.30 122.90 — 0.10 May …


Noramco a producer after merger

Following the completion of an amalgamation between Noramco Mining Corp. and affiliate companies Highland-Crow Resources and Emerald Lake Resources, effective Jan 1, Noramco will be exposed to gold pr…


Follow-up drilling

Sillimanite mineralization at both Clarendon and Otter Creek in Ontario has been mapped at 1:2500; a co-operative follow-up drilling program with the Tweed office of Ontario’s ministry of northern dev…



California Gold step closer to production

Pegasus Gold has completed an initial evaluation of the Zaca property in California, currently held by California Gold Mines of Vancouver. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding with Califor…



BHP, Glencairn drilling

BHP Utah Mines is beginning a 4,000-ft drill program on a property held under option from Glencairn Explorations (ASE). Known as the Blue Mountain property, the claims are located west of Kirkland Lak…


Britsh Columbia bans exploration in all parks

In an effort to reduce escalating confrontations over land use in British Columbia, Parks Minister Terry Huberts and Mines Minister Jack Davis formally announced in late December that mineral explorat…


NLX Resources testing Gowganda silver bet

An underground drilling program, currently under way on NLX Resources’ Gowganda, Ont., silver property, continues to yield encouraging assay values. The program, being carried out under the direction …


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