Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Total steel consumption may decline by 3% this year among oecd- member countries, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development reports in The Steel Market in 1986 and the Ou…

A 36% interest of Vancouver-based Arizona Star Resource was recentl y acquired by Amir Mines. The latter purchased 1.2 million shares for $864,000. In addition, Amir acquired a one-year option to purc…

Exploration programs are under way on four properties controlled by Hemisphere Development. In the Courageous Lake area, N.W.T., the company is drilling sections of a 14-km-long property which adjoins…

Three diamond drills are working at the Debbie property on Vancouver Island, a joint venture between Westmin Resources, Nexus Resources and Angle Resources. A $2-million program is under way on the 24…

Detailed geological surveys are under way on the Roman property of Samarkand Resources on the British Columbia-Yukon border, the company reports. It says rock samples from the property have assayed up…

Grandad Resources continued its winning streak on the COATS system trading more than 600,000 shares for the week. The issue hit a new high of $2.15 before settling back. Last week, the company announc…

The 2,534 investors who bought units of First Exploration Fund last year are now the proud shareholders of Equity Preservation Corp. Trading publicly for the first time this week on the Montreal, Toro…

The reality of Finance Minister Michael Wilson’s long-vaunted proposed overhaul of the whole federal tax system, with its promise of simplicity, fairness and “revenue neutral” is starting to hit home….

Subject, it says, to the company succeeding in obtaining a listing on the Alberta Stock Exchange, Edomar Resources reports it has an agreement in principle with Excan Mineral Exploration and Co., Ltd….

For investors wishing to add the shares of a low-cost U.S. gold producer to their portfolios, London- based Barclays de Zoete Wedd is recommending Battle Mountain Gold. Trading on the Toronto Stock Ex…

Work has begun on a ramp at the Moss Twp. gold property in northwestern Ontario being explored by Storimin Exploration and Tandem Resources. The ramp will give access to planned exploration drifts at …

To develop what is probably the most significant and exciting silver discovery in the Cobalt area in 35 years, Agnico-Eagle Mines is putting down a 1,200-ft production shaft on its Langis project in H…