Northgate recovers from labor pains
A month-long strike, which ended June 1, has taken a 6-7,000-oz bite out of Northgate Explorations’ projected gold output for 1987. But it has also added $1.21 to the pay cheques of about 500 hourly p…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
New process for gold recoveries at calcine dump
An executive of an Australian company which claims to have discovered a process which will significantly improve gold recoveries from calcine dumps, will be in Canada early next month intending to ide…
Kerr set to work on Argyle bet
Work should begin this month on Argyle Ventures’ Tom Fox Lake gold prospect in Northern Ontario. The property falls under an option agreement with Kerr Addison Mines which can earn a 51% interest for …
Queries Reopening of Eldrich mine depends on zone 5 drilling
This is a poignant request for some information on drilling results at the Flavrian property surrounding the Win-Eldrich and Sunburst mines at Hebecourt Twp., in the Rouyn- Noranda area of Quebec. I w…
General New & Comment Training courses in exploration
The Haileybury School of Mines will be providing training and education programs in the field of mining exploration and development, utilizing courses that are being developed, over the next year, by …
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Star Lake raises hopes for Saskatchewan gold
Some of Saskatchewan’s top mining representatives were out in force recently to celebrate the official opening of the province’s first gold mine in nearly 50 years. Saskatchewan hasn’t had a producer …
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (June 22, 1987)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 71.00 cents -72.50 cents per lb. (June 4, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.18-$1.23 per lb. (May 14, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $3.35-$3.45 per lb. (June 4, 1987). CAD…
La Sarre highlights
The two-day mining convention at La Sarre, Que., provided a timely update for review of exploration work taking place in this part of the Abitibi belt. As with any mining gathering, mining people lov…
Coxheath to spend $5 million on Tangier gold bet in N.S.
Success abhors a vacuum. Last week, when Seabright Resources poured the first gold bar of what looks like the province’s return to continuous gold production after 40 years, another Nova Scotia compan…
News in Brief (June 22, 1987)
Tyranex Gold reports it has acquired three properties comprised of claims in Knight, Deloro and Pifher twps., Ont. Aggregate consideration for all three properties, the company says, was $10,400, paya…
Abitibi receiving exploration funds
Abitibi Resources will receive between $1 million and $2 million for exploration work on properties, including the company’s Recher- Casa Berardi property, under an agreement signed with Sofimines 198…