Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A drill program with two machines is under way at Tandem Resources’ Moss Lake project, about 70 miles west of Thunder Bay, Ont., says President Stanley G. Hawkins. The drill program is from the ice of…

Lacana Mining looks to be moving rapidly into the major leagues amongst gold producers in Canada. For starters, the company has concluded a $150 million deal with Royex Gold Mining Corp., which will g…

The keynote address here at the 8th Annual Operators Conference was not vintage William James. His banquet address before a record 300 mine operators and an equal number of suppliers at the Collins Ce…

It’s been another record-breaking week on Vancouver. Trading volume has reached levels last seen when gold was twice the price it is today, suggesting perhaps the market is anticipating an uptick. In …

What would happen to you, your family and your business should Finance Minister Michael Wilson decide to cancel flow- through financing? As Minister of State (Forestry & Mines) Gerald Merrithew told T…

Drilling is under way on Alberta- listed Homer Gold Mines’ 100%- owned Tashota property north of Geraldton, Ont., reports President K. Sethu Raman. The first drill hole tested anomaly No 16 with a kno…

Cane Corp. reports it has a joint venture agreement with Cominco Ltd. to test several geophysical conductors in the Grassberry River area of Saskatchewan. Cane says it can earn a 40% beneficial intere…

High Low Close Change PLATINUM (in US$ per oz.) March — — 530.10 — April 535.00 526.50 532.30 + 2.10 July 539.50 532.00 537.50 …

La Mine Doyon in northwestern Quebec recently won an award for environmental protection at the eighth annual Mercuriades competition in Montreal. Organized by the Quebec Chamber of Commerce, the Mercu…

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has named Merton Stewart as Prospector of the Year. Richard Hughes and Frank Lang have been named Developers of the Year. When Prasanta Sar…

An agreement whereby Bruneau Mining may earn a 60% interest in Montclerg Resources’ 475 acres of gold property in Walker and Clergue Twps. near Timmins, Ont., has been reached in principle. To earn it…

The Duthie mine property near Smithers, B.C., will be a top priority for Bishop Resources Development this year. The company acquired its interest in the project from Duthie Holdings, a family concern…