Articles by Northern Miner Staff

VANCOUVER — Being “first in the door” has its advantages, according to the president of Pioneer Metals, Robert D Willis. Nine months ago his company approached British Silbak Premier Mines about part…

A new gold-bearing zone has been discovered by Coxheath Gold Holdings on its Tangier property located 50 mi northeast of Halifax, N.S. President Michael Riddell reports the following assays of drill c…

With three new high grade mines coming onstream by 1989, greater cash flow and clean balance sheet, Minnova Inc. looks like a worthwhile bet to a couple of Toronto brokerage houses. In a report titled…

Geomaque Explorations has completed a geophysical survey on its 29-claim property in Bourlamaque Twp., Que. The work outlined several anomalies which have never been drill tested.

COATS-listed Luxor Explorations has announced a private placement issue for an aggregate consideration of $238,464. Under the terms of the placement, Luxor issued 1,028,858 common shares and a share p…

Drilling is under way on Greenstone Resources’ Gwillim gold mine property in the Chibougamau area of Quebec, President Ian Park reports. The drilling is being undertaken by Flanagan McAdam Resources a…

An agreement has been concluded between Cogesco Mining Resources and Cogesco Partnership 1987 and Co., Ltd. whereby Cogesco has received $1.35 million in return for 1,578,974 common shares of the comp…

After receiving some encouraging exploration results earlier this year, Noble Peak Resources is introducing an expanded drilling program at its Happy Lake project southwest of Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. As …

Following an option agreement with Homestake Mining, of Vancouver, Wharf Resources has purchased Homestake’s 50% interest in 19 claims in South Dakota. Under the agreement, Wharf receives 28 patented …

Directors of Sullivan Mines have come out against a takeover bid by Ste. Genevieve Resources and are proposing a merger with Cambior Inc., which currently has a 31% stake in Sullivan and has expressed…

Junior mining companies wishing to estimate the preproduction capital costs of a small underground exploration project can do so themselves with the help of a new publication prepared by the experienc…

Ateba Resources has commenced a program of overburden drilling on a 52-claim property straddling the Munro and McCool twp. boundary, 100 km east of Timmins. This ground is held under option from Arkro…