Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Gordex heap-leach mine into commercial production

Gordex Minerals scored a Canadian gold mining first when it announced commercial production at its Cape Spencer claims northeast of Saint John, N.B. this week. The Cape Spencer project is Canada’s fir…



Noranda finds metals at Duck Pond project

Additional drilling at Noranda Exploration’s Tally Pond — Duck Pond project in central Newfoundland has continued to intersect what the company calls significant base and precious metal values. Locat…


Initial results please Geomaque

Initial results from a program of reverse circulation drilling has yielded significant gold values from property in Bourlamaque Twp. in the Val d’Or area of Quebec, Geomaque Explorations reports. Basa…



Freewest option

A program of linecutting, geological mapping and geophysics is due to start immediately on a platinum- palladium property optioned by Freewest Resources in the Red Horse Lake area of northwestern Onta…


Strike to result in $10m. cost to Cominco

The strike at Cominco’s Trail and Kimberley operations should cost the company about $10 million in after-tax earnings by month-end, says Robert E. Hallbauer, president and chief executive officer. Ho…


Stroud, Chevron assay high grade

A high grade intersection has been drilled by Stroud Resources and joint venture partner Chevron Minerals on their Hislop property near Timmins, Ont. The drilling cut a 6.6-ft section grading 5.8 oz g…


Reserves understated at Noranda/Getty bet

With 24-hour darkness drawing closer by the day and a frigid arctic air mass biting at their heels, Noranda Exploration and Getty Resources are expanding a potentially mega-size gold deposit underneat…


Rock Congress

The Canadian Rock Mechanics Association, together with the hosts and co-sponsors, the CIM and the Canadian Geotechnical Society, is preparing to host the Sixth International Congress on Rock Mechanics…


Teck, Tundra project could produce in ’88

In the spring of 1985, 380 workers at the Lamaque gold mine near here, lost their jobs when Teck Corp. shut down the facility for lack of ore. By late next year, this famous mine could be reopened, la…


Trio busy with several projects

A diamond drill program is in progress at Trio Gold Corp.’s Spanish Mountain property located four miles southeast of Likely, B.C. The 15,000-ft program is designed to evaluate sections of trenched ar…


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