Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drilling has resumed on Aber Resources’ Bugow joint venture gold prospect at Russell Lake, N.W.T. New York-listed Freeport- McMoRan Gold is currently earning a 51% interest in the 10,000-acre proper…

Flush with cash and waiting for increased production from some of its key properties, American Barrick Resources is a company which has caught the eye of London, England-based Barclays de Zoete Wedd R…

Potash problems combined with lower uranium prices were responsible for a drop in Rio Algom’s net earnings for the first six months of 1987. Rio Algom reported unaudited consolidated net earnings of $…

Western Quebec Mines says that Oracle Exploration’s option to acquire a 45% interest in the Joubi property near Val d’Or, Que., has expired as a result of Oracle’s failure to provide the required fund…

Lytton Minerals says it has entered into two agreements, both of which are subject to the approval of all regulatory authorities. The first agreement is with Dolly Varden Minerals Inc., an associated …

A street rumor which has American Barrick Resources making a play for an interest in Placer Development has been denied by a senior American Barrick official. Placer is part of a proposed amalgamation…

Neptune Resources reports it has an agency agreement with Wood Gundy for the private placement of 500,000 common shares from treasury at a per-share price of $5.625, for an aggregate price of $2,812,5…

Resource issues, benefiting from gold prices pushed higher by fears of inflation and the uncertainty of events in the Persian Gulf, continue to fuel active trading on the Vancouver market. MacMillan E…

An agreement has been entered into between Forbex Mining Resources and Brex Exploration whereby the latter may acquire up to a 50% interest in the Lake Fortune West property in Dasserat Twp. in northw…

Troubled times do funny things to precious metals prices and major currencies. The price of gold, hovering in the $440-$450(US) range only a few weeks ago, crept up to the $470-$480 level this week be…

Lac Minerals has filed a final short form prospectus with the Ontario Securities Commission and regulatory authorities across Canada, in respect of an offering to the public of common shares. The offe…

Island Canyon Mines has changed its name to Access Technology Inc. (AEI:VSE) on a share-for-share basis.