Mary Ellen signs letter of intent
Mary Ellen Resources has signed a letter of intent with the Saskatchewan Mining and Development Corp. (SMDC) whereby Mary Ellen and Lenora Explorations have agreed to joint venture a 17,000-acre Lodge…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Two rigs at work on Novamin ground
Based on 15 intersections from the Tonawanda property in northwestern Quebec, Novamin Resources has determined that the newly discovered zone has an average grade of 0.25 oz gold per ton across 9.9 ft…
New Beginnings gets funds for exploration
A $1-million flow-through- share-funded exploration program will be conducted this year on two properties held by New Beginnings Resources. At the 59-claim Oskabukuta property east of Hemlo, Ont., New…
New find at Tisdale project made by Getty, Davidson
Surface drilling on the S-zone at the Tisdale property held by Getty Resources and Davidson Tisdale Mines has intersected a new zone which could lead to an increase in reserves, the companies say. Loc…
All-North encouraged by PGM assays in Yukon
Some very encouraging platinum group metal assays have been returned from All- North Resources’ Wellgreen property, 220 miles northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. What is particularly attractive about the …
COATS Trading Features (February 02, 1987)
The two stars of the COATS system this week were Goliath Minerals and Golden Sceptre Minerals, which both opened trading at $1. At the market close they hovered around $1.55 each. Stripped of their va…
PCA closes Saskatoon mine due to heavy water inflow problem
After nearly 22 years of operation, Potash Co. of America is stop- ping operations at its Saskatoon mine, with resumption not anticipated until mid-1988. Heavy inflow of water is the cause, says Ken C…
CROSS CUTS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Last year the south face of the Afton open pit mine, near Kamloops, B.C., experienced what is known to mine engineers as a “severe toppling failure.” In other words some 7.3 million tons of rock broke…
Analyst predicts 100,000 oz Silidor could be a major mine
The Silidor gold deposit, within the city limits of Rouyn-Noranda in northwestern Quebec, has been put at the top of Noranda’s list of probable mines. Noranda Exploration President John Harvey says pr…
Annual Coal Review 1987 COAL REPORT DEVCO
Among the highlights of the 1986 activities of the Cape Breton Development Corp. (devco) were: steady progress in the development of t he new Phalen mi ne; a major expansion of the corporation’s coal …
Annual Coal Review
Canada’s coal industry has yet to recover from a drop in world demand. The result has been oversupply and a 30% fall in prices for both metallurgical and thermal coal between 1982 and 1986. The future…
Annual Coal Review 1987 COAL REPORT QUINTETTE
The Quintette coal project is near Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia. It has long-term contracts for the supply of 5 million tonnes pe r year (plus or minus 5%) of high-quality metallurgi…