Orcana negotiating on gold property
Toronto-based Orcana Resources is negotiating an agreement on a gold property in northern Ontario known to have intercepts of commercial gold values over modest widths, shareholders of the company wer…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Go-ahead on Ansil upcoming by Minnova
A production decision is expected to be made in the third quarter of this year on the high grade Ansil copper deposit in the Lac Dufault camp near Rouyn- Noranda, Que., with production slated to start…
New exploration program started by Chesbar Res.
A new $2.77 million exploration program has started at Chesbar Resources’s gold project in Chester Twp., near Gogama, in northern Ontario. The program calls for extension of the ramp by 1,300 ft to pe…
Nordac planning a share consolidation
Shareholder approval will be sought by Nordac Mining for the company’s plan to consolidate its common shares on a one new share for each 2.5 shares held basis. Nordac, which will have its name changed…
Shannon drilling near Matagami
A second-phase 16,500-ft drilling program has been started by Shannon Energy on the company’s property near Matagami, Que. The program is testing a geophysical anomaly thought to represent a conductin…
Mimiska uncovers 3 gold veins
Three veins uncovered by Mimiska Exploration on its Fern Elizabeth property in Atikokan, Ont., have given the Quebec-based company something to smile about. One of the veins, named the Elizabeth, is a…
Core Energy drops La Ronge option
Vancouver-listed Core Energy Corp. intends to drop its option on the 15,460-acre Conjuring River property, in the La Ronge area of northern Saskatchewan. The decision follows a 3-hole drilling program…
Production called for at Cheni’s Lawyers bet
The preliminary prospectus of Cheni Gold Mines outlines in considerable detail its plans for the Lawyers property north of Smithers, B.C. (N.M., April 13/87). A report by Wright Engineers recommends t…
Storimin pulls fine drill hole at Moss Twp.
A big width of ore grade material has been intersected in a rather exciting diamond drill hole put down by Storimin Exploration at its Moss Twp. gold property 70 miles west of Thunder Bay in northwest…
Letter to the Editor Asbestos ban criticized
The Asbestos Institute has demonstrated clearly beyond any reasonable doubt that the data and reasons supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed ban on asbestos in the U.S., is ou…
News in Brief (May 04, 1987)
Greenstone Resources has acquired a gold property in Costa Rica with both open pit and underground reserves. The company is purchasing a 100% working interest in the El Recio project for $165,000(US) …
Rio Algom is plagued with its potash problems
Potash problems have caught up with Rio Algom Ltd. and have taken a 33% bite from the company’s bottom line in this first quarter. And it is enough of a bite that Chairman and ceo George Albino warned…