Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Some encouraging results at Noranda Exploration’s recently obtained Black Pine property in Cassia Cty., Idaho, means that the company could be on the verge of beginning a heap leach operation there. A…

A final prospectus has been filed by Golden Knight Resources which outlines details of a $30- million-unit offering. The offering is being made to finance the company’s share of mine development costs…

Construction work could begin this September on Viceroy Resource Corp.’s Castle Mountain property in California, says D. Ross Fitzpatrick, president. In the meantime, he confirms the “permitting proce…

While the summer doldrums continued to hamper trading in Alberta, the performance of some gold issues were worth noting. Mill City Gold, which has a 10% net profits royalty interest in some properties…

Moving aggressively on the exploration front, Equity Silver Mines has taken an option on Fairfield Minerals’ Ram property south of Ross River, Yukon. The prospect is six miles west of the Ketza River …

Vancouver-based Granby Resources Inc. has optioned a 50% interest in a gold property in Nevada to Centurion Minerals, also of Vancouver. The property, called the Black Quartz property, lies adjacent t…

Terra Mines and Goldrich Resources have signed an agreement which gives Terra the right to earn a 51% interest in properties held by Goldrich in the West Kootenay area of British Columbia. The deal in…

Starting from scratch just two years ago, Zenmac Zinc has increased the value of its investment portfolio to over $17 million, a well-attended annual meeting here learned. It includes 1,342,500 shares…

Come rain or shine, the Women’s Association of the Mining Industry of Canada says it will stage its 10th Country Fun Fair on Saturday, Sept 19, at the St. Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church picnic groun…

The first half of 1987 was a record-breaking period for the Vancouver Stock Exchange. Trading volume was 2.6 billion shares, up 49% from last year, and the volume was the highest half-year total ever …

Diamond sales during the first six months of 1987 were 28% above sales for the same period last year, the Central Selling Organization of De Beers Consolidated Mines reports. Sales of rough stones tot…

A global investor program, Corporate Expo, will take place Sept 21-24 at the Barbican Centre in London, England. Focus of the forum will be on precious metals companies. A round-table discussion of in…