Metals stage comeback for Cominco Ltd. in 1986
The mining and integrated metals sectors of Cominco Ltd. posted a dramatic turnaround in 1986 but the results were largely offset by continuing weakness in its fertilizers division. Ironically that di…
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EXPLORATION ’87 SHERRITT
Sherritt Gordon Mines and its subsidiary, Sherrgold Inc., will be continuing their exploration efforts in northern Manitoba around Lynn Lake and northwestern Ontario, including projects near Red Lake,…
EXPLORATION ’87 ELDOR
Eldor Resources will continue to concentrate its search for uranium in 1987 on lands adjacent to the Rabbit Lake and Key Lake mills in northern Saskatchewan, says David Fountain, general manager explo…
50 YEARS AGO –MARCH, 1937– YELLOWKNIFE GOLD RESULTS
An official of Yellowknife Gold Mines advises The Northern Miner that results of channel-sampling, recently received, indicate a favorable zone on the Giant group of claims in the Yellowknife River ar…
ON THE MOVE Fagersta Secoroc
Fagersta Secoroc recently appointed Lorne Hunter as branch and area manager for its Sudbury warehouse and related area. Succeeding Larry Kotila, who has retired, Hunter will retain responsibility for …
EXPLORATION ’87 GRANGES EXPLORATION
Granges has eight exploration projects on the go. On the east coast the company is doing grassroots work in a new, 2-sq-mi area called the Murphy option, which is tied to a major claim block of Norand…
$50-million mining finance house McDonald’s Noramco to go public
The flagship of R. A. Bruce McDonald’s growing mining empire is going public. Noramco Mining Corp., which is being touted as a mining finance house, plans to raise $50 million via a unit offering bein…
EXPLORATION ’87 LACANA
This will be one of the busiest exploration years in recent memory for Lacana Mining Corp.’s staff in Canada. About 36 projects, emphasizing precious metals exploration, are planned across Canada. Lac…
50 YEARS AGO –MARCH, 1937– ELDORADO OUTPUT
Eldorado shareholders, who will probably meet before the end of March, are due for some pleasant surprises, The Northern Miner can say after interviewing officials who have returned from the property …
Brent gets claims in Casa Berardi
A 25% interest in 236 claims has been acquired by Brent Resources. A 136-claim block is located in the Casa Berardi-Joutel area of Quebec. The remaining 100 claims are further north, in the Detour-Sel…
Canada’s Top Prospector
Like any lifelong prospector, John Larche has his share of stories to tell. Like the time he stepped out of his airplane onto a frozen lake, only to break through the ice. Hanging on for his life to …
Future of Quintette Coal in hands of its partners
The huge Quintette coal project in northeastern B.C. “can be scuttled by all partners in it, but mainly by the Japanese steel industry and the banks,” Stephen B. Roman, chairman of Denison Mines Ltd. …