Articles by Northern Miner Staff

I am writing in reply to your editorial Still Another Bad Move Out of Ottawa in your Jan 19 issue. You criticized the decision by the Export Development Corp. to finance the sale of a sulphuric acid p…

Aur Resources reports net earnings of $717,860 or 9 cents a share, for its fiscal year ended Sept 30, after provision for $700,000 in income taxes. This compares with a net loss of $159,450 in fiscal …

Private placements for $700,000 have been arranged by Vancouver- listed Baroque Resources. Of that amount, $350,000 is with CMP 1987 Resource Partnership and Company, Ltd. and $350,000 is with CMP 198…

Dickenson Mines reports preliminary net earnings for the year ended Dec 31, before extraordinary items, of $4,140,000 or 36 cents per share compared to $1,707,000 or 16 cents per share in 1985. Net e…

The volume leader on the Montreal Exchange this week was, once again, North American Rare Metals. NAR traded 728,300 shares and moved up 23 cents to close at 78 cents as it continues to work on its …

The history of Carolin Mines, an industry “soap opera” if there ever was one, has taken yet another turn. A new management group has now assumed control but the old guard has left them with a big cred…

Mascot Gold Mines has spent or committed $44 million on its Nickel Plate project at Hedley, B.C., which is slated to begin official production this June. At the annual meeting Henry Ewanchuk, presiden…

In the interest of keeping shareholders, investors and your readers properly informed, there are several corrections that should be made to your Page 1 story on Hemlo Gold Mines, in the Feb 9 edition …

Adding to its list of recent asset sell-offs, Falconbridge Ltd has picked up $75 million (US) for the sale of its 49% equity interest in Western Platinum, a South African producer of platinum group me…

The Fox River project, one of several platinum bets within the fold of International Platinum Corp. will be the subject of another $500,000 exploration program this year by BP Selco. The property, loc…

Three diamond drills are working underground with one additional drill on surface at Perron Gold Mines’ Soisson gold bet in the Val d’Or area of Quebec. Underground exploration is continuing on the A,…

A 54-claim property held equally by Achates Resources and Golden Tag Resources has been optioned to Mirandor Exploration. The claims are located in Casa Berardi Twp., Que., approximately five miles so…