Articles by Northern Miner Staff

No real performers stood out on the coats system this week. Edda Resources, which is getting into platinum exploration via a private affiliate, was steady at 75 cents . The private company has acquire…

An underground drilling program which will permit closely- spaced detailed drilling with relatively short holes at the Norbeau mine near Chibougamau, Que., is being considered by Norbeau Mines. The si…

The Geological Association of Canada will conduct a summer Field Meeting in the Northwest Territories Aug 31-Sept 5, titled Yellowknife ’87. The me eting will consist of two days of technical session…

Don’t count copper out, delegates to a recent meeting of the American Copper Council in Toronto, were told by a metals marketing field expert. Simon Strauss, who has an extensive knowledge of the Amer…

Diamond drilling is planned this summer on the Pinto (north) project of Consolidated NRD Resources in the Malartic area of Quebec, according to Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (Canada). Malartic reports i…

A highly qualified management team equipped with the financing to open a mine per year by l991 makes Toronto-based Canamax Resources a definite buy according to Gordon McCreary, mining analyst with Al…

A takeover bid has been made by St. Genevieve Resources for control of one of Quebec’s most famous and respected mining companies. The Montreal-based junior exploration company is offering $6.62 per s…

A recent decision by the directors of Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining Corp. to transfer all of its non-producing assets to a new sister company, means that Franco-Nevada is up for sale next year. A…

Ian Hamilton, senior vice-president and general counsel for Lac Minerals says there is no truth to a suggestion that Lac has an interest in Scintilore Explorations. A street rumor reported in the stoc…

Although the tse composite index advanced sharply by 21.99 pts today to 3,719.11 pts, golds continued to decline losing more than 114 pts to 7,935.12. Good news however, is that gold bullion prices ar…

Three raises being driven from the 200-ft level in the West zone at the Magino joint venture gold project in northern Ontario are returning some high gold values, project manager Muscocho Explorations…

Vancouver-based Fleck Resources recently agreed to participate in a number of Ireland and Canada-based joint ventures which could add to its reserves of gold and platinum. In the first of three agreem…