Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Reconnaissance drilling, performed by the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corp. (SMDC), has resulted in a gold discovery on the Oven Lake property north of La Ronge, Sask. Other partners in the projec…

Three shallow holes have been completed so far on a joint-venture project involving Baroque Resources, Petromet Resources and Royex Gold Mining in the Casa Berardi area of Quebec. Some 72 split core s…

Vancouver-based Giant Bay Resources has taken an important step in putting its low-cost bioleaching technology to the test in an actual mining application. Last week the company signed a joint venture…

Warfare over the billion dollar Hemlo, Ont., gold discoveries is far from over. Another combatant has entered the fray. Scintilore Explorations, a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed junior exploration comp…

The surge in precious metals prices, if maintained, promises to have a profound effect on the earnings of Agnico-Eagle Mines, especially for its silver division which has been building up a strong and…

Getty Resources has signed an option agreement with Esso Minerals giving Getty the right to earn a 51% interest in Esso’s property north of Timmins, Ont. Located in Tisdale Twp., the claims are immedi…

New reserve figures have been calculated by partners Canamax Resources and Bruneau Mining for the Clavos Porcupine Mines property, northeast of Timmins, Ont. Drill-indicated geological reserves stand …

A final feasibility study should be completed later this year on a placer gold project in northeastern California being optioned by Vancouver-listed Centurion Minerals. In-fill drilling is currently u…

Pamela Phillips’ article on the Ketza River property in the january is incorrect in its reference to the 20% net proceeds interest is held by Ketza River mines Ltd., a subsidiary of Conwest, rather th…

I am writing this letter to point out an error with respect to the caption under the photograph on page 35 of the March, 1987, issue of your magazine (Engineers survey property lines). Contrary to muc…

The Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario says 1986 saw the lowest accident frequency rate ever recorded in the history of Ontario’s mining industry. During the year the lost- time injury f…

A Chinese project with a couple of Canadian connections is expected to result in the largest coal mine in the world. The Royal Bank of Canada is one of five co-lead banks in a consortium of 33 banks i…