Articles by Northern Miner Staff

At long last investors and speculators alike are once again turning their attention to the highly cyclical base metals stocks, triggered by improving prices for these commodities in international mark…

The degree of polarization in British Columbia politics has generally exceeded that of other provinces. So the present dispute between organized labor and Premier William Vander Zalm over his controve…

Toronto-based Storimin Exploration has received results from the first two drill holes of its summer exploration program in the Moss Twp. joint venture project 70 miles west of Thunder Bay, Ont. A rec…

Toronto-based HSK Minerals has concluded a flow-through financing with 1987 Tap Mineral Exploration Ltd. Partnership to finance its exploration activities this year. Under the terms of the financing, …

Springing back from a lacklustre performance last week, the Montreal Exchange this week surged into some new ground, reflecting market activity that was said by some observers to stem from relief on t…

Shareholders of British Silbak Premier Mines recently voted to split the company in two, to create a resource company and a real estate company. Under the reorganization, all non-mining assets of the …

Exploration work is under way at Multinational Resources’ Toodoggone area property north of Smithers, B.C. The first-phase program will include more than 5,000 ft of diamond drilling in the B zone to …

An underground exploration program has been started on Canadian Gold Resources’ Kirkroyal property in Lebel Twp., near Kirkland Lake, Ont., the company reports. The program is being financed by Colray…

Demand for nickel is running higher, buoyed by record production of stainless steel by many major producing nations, Shearson Lehman Securities (formerly L Messel & Co. reports in a recent weekly publ…

Gowest Amalgamated Resources has filed a final prospectus with the province of Ontario where up to 1,200,000 shares of the company will be offered, at a price of 60 cents per share. Yorkton Securitie…

Westmin Resources reports it has intersected encouraging gold values in diamond drill holes at Utik Lake in northern Manitoba. The property, located 75 miles east of Thompson, is being explored under …

After nearly fours years of renewed momentum under new management, Augmitto Explorations is just two months away from a production decision on its wholly- owned Beauchastel Twp. gold property in Rouyn…