Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Edmonton-based Echo Bay Mines, which four years ago produced just 118,000 oz of the yellow metal, plans to pour 550,000 oz next year and is shooting for 700,000 oz in 1989. This incredible growth rate…

The Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation is widening its horizons. For more than 20 largely-unheralded years, the industry-supported, non-profit foundation has been quietly but effectively w…

A generally quiet week is the best way to sum up the performance on coats. Several issues however, did show some life. Clavos Porcupine Mines, which holds a royalty interest on a promising gold play o…

Given the present dangerous state of affairs in South Africa, on the face of it it’s probably a good move — certainly a shrewd move — for that country’s mining giants, Anglo American Corp. and De Be…

Deeper drilling, to 500 ft, has doubled inferred reserves on the Richardson Lake property, 70 miles east of Red Lake, Ont. Owned and operated by Golden Terrace Resources the project now has 200,000 to…

By the early 1990s, the Pickle- Opapimiskan Lakes area in northwestern Ontario could have four gold mines in operation producing more than 200,000 oz of gold. Such a production forecast, combined with…

St. Genevieve Resources and Societe en Commandite Sofimines 1987 have entered into an agreement whereby Sofimines will contribute $326,400 towards the former’s exploration programs in exchange for 65,…

C. Eric Ho, former senior vice- president for tungsten operations in the metals group at Amax Inc, has died, of a heart attack, at age 61. Ho retired from Amax last January after a 29-year career with…

It’s ironic that Gerard Docquier would come down so clearly against free trade. His comments as national director of the 160,000 Canadian members of the United Steelworkers of America seem to be an ex…

Tse- and vse-listed U.S. Precious Metals Inc. has arranged a private placement of 900,000 shares for $629,000. The placement includes warrants good for an additonal 900,000 shares at 85 cents within …

Now in a much healthier financial position and with revenues of more than $600,000(us) annually still flowing from its U.S. oil and gas interests, Ronrico Explorations is turning strongly to gold. The…

The commissioning of a tailings reclamation project by Eastmaque Gold Mines is expected to start in December, the company says. The project will process gold mine tailings in the Kirkland Lake, Ont., …