Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Quintette Coal dug deeper into the black as it opened its new Shikano pit at a capital cost of $12 million. “This third production area will represent 20% of production output and, more importantl…

The 6th Australian Coal Conference conducted by the Australian Coal Association will take place April 17-21, 1988, in Brisbane. Theme of the conference will be international challenge and response. Am…

The Saskatchewan Geological Society is holding a stock- reduction sale of several of its special publications. Book prices in effect as long as supplies last or until the end of the year (whichever is…

Additional good drilling results have been obtained from the Elder property in northwestern Quebec, west of the old stopes between the 12th (1,625-ft) and 14th (2,020-ft) levels, Aunore Resources repo…

The Nickel Plate mine of Mascot Gold Mines here is among the largest open pit gold mining operations in North America and is producing the yellow metal for the third time since 1902. At the official o…

Results from the first phase of drilling on an epithermal gold property, held by vse-listed Emerald Isle Resources, near the U.S.-Mexico border indicate the existence of two distinct gold-bearing zone…

A joint-venture agreement has been signed by Greenstone Resources and Syngold Exploration giving Syngold the right to earn a 50% interest in two of the former’s Chibougamau, Que., properties. Under th…

From Sept 27 to Oct 1, mine- finders around the world will gather at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to attend the third decennial international conference on geophysical and geochemical explorati…

In a bid to expand current reserves on the Pandora gold mine property in Cadillac Twp., Que., American Barrick Resources will begin a 25,000-ft surface drilling program later this month. A former gold…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Aug. — — 78.35 – 1.25 Sept. 79.85 77.90 78.00 – 1.40…

A $7.5-million financing is in place and regulatory approvals have been obtained by Cal Graphite Corp. of Lively, Ont., to bring its big graphite deposit at Granite Lake, 155 miles north of Toronto, i…

What initially appeared to be the start of another record breaking week on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has turned into a week of profit taking. Following a record high of 4,112.86 pts early in our rev…