Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Regina-based Vista Mines has released more assay results from Phase I of the diamond drill program conducted on its Bootleg Lake gold property earlier this spring. Phase I consisted of over 12,500 ft …

The first hole on the DeSantis property in Turnbull Twp., near Timmins should be drilled in two weeks, according to Robert Onotsky, president of property owners Delbridge Mines. The company has decide…

A veteran Canadian gold producer and a young American mining company with international exposure are teaming up to explore a large block of claims held by the former in the Casa Berardi area of Quebec…

When the call came in from Granges Exploration to oversee a drill program in Manitoba, the ex-Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting project geologist accepted under two conditions. The property had to be nea…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 70.00 cents -72.50 cents per lb. (May 28, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.18-$1.23 per lb. (May 14, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $3.30-$3.40 per lb. (May 28, 1987). CAD…

Alotta Resources has pulled what it describes as “the best hole yet” on its Mineral zone project in Idaho, adding to management’s conviction that it has its teeth into a sizeable and good grade open p…

Seems like most everyone is turning more and more to gold these days. Its appeal has even caught the fancy of giant General Motors, which obviously recognizes the attraction it holds. The big firm’s…

Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines says it will release the results of a recently- completed airborne geophysical survey of a 4,000-km area south of Dryden, on May 26. The ministry s…

The Canadian Steel Service Centre Institute reports a positive mood among its members. Results of a recent survey indicate 35% of the membership is bullish on further increases in business activity, w…

It should be a great party when Timmins, Ont. — the city with a heart of gold — celebrates its 75th anniversary this summer. We wonder, though, how many participants will be prepared to get up Sunda…

Vehicle Systems Corp. (Bothell, Wash.) is marketing an on-board monitoring system for off-highway trucks. Designed to reduce maintenance costs, the system consists of an in-the- cab display box, a sma…

Les Equipements Lefco of Montreal, Que., has delivered to a Montreal contracting company three new Aveling Barford 35-ton capacity trucks. The company will be using the trucks to supply crushed stone …