Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…

A $600,000 work program for this year at Tintina Mines’ silver property at Watson Lake in the Yukon is under way, the company having recently secured the funding by way of a private placement of flow-…

The Vancouver market has turned a bit more positive. Although gold hasn’t performed too well lately it’s still at a very respectable level. Indeed, the price is well above the cost of production for m…

Chance Mining gained some ground to close at 95 cents . While no deal is expected, Kidd Creek Mines has shown interest in Chance’s Timmins, Ont., area properties. Kidd Creek is currently completing a …

McNellen Resources and Muscocho Explorations report they will jointly finance and install a test- milling facility at their Magino gold property near Wawa, Ont., at a cost of about $5 million. The mov…

Can America Precious Metals says it has completed a first-tier 2,500-ft shallow drill program on the E zone at its Manitou Lakes property in northwestern Ontario. The company says the average depth of…

Gold London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. Date July 7 July 6 July 3 July 2 July 1 444.50(444.80) 443.35(443.10) 444.10(443.00) 446.25(447.40) 447.75(445.75) …

Westar Mining has been given Stage 1 approval-in-principle for the proposed Falcon development at its Greenhills coal project in B.C.’s Elk Valley. The announcement was made jointly by Energy, Mines a…