Scintrex signs deal on exploration software
Scintrex has entered the software marketing business. Mineral exploration software, developed by Urquhart Dvorak, a geophysical consulting company in Toronto, and Noranda Exploration, the exploration …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Here it grows again: Battle Mt profit up 75%
As every reporting period comes and goes, the balance sheet of U.S.-based Battle Mountain Gold grows stronger and stronger. And this latest round of reporting does not disappoint. For the year ended D…
Norstar grades and recoveries 10% higher than study indicated
The 200-ton gold mill in Scadding Twp north of Sudbury will likely produce significantly more gold from the Norstar mine than was originally projected, The Northern Miner has gathered. According to pr…
Total Erickson to acquire Ranchmen shares
Toronto and Vancouver-listed Total Erickson Resources has entered into an agreement with John G. McDonald to acquire his controlling interest in Canadian Oil and Gas Funds (COGF), which holds the majo…
Silverside finds high-grade veins
Twin parallel high-grade veins composed of plate and dendritic native silver have been discovered by Silverside Resources on its Cobalt property in northeastern Ontario. One of the veins is estimated …
Toronto Stock Exchange Casa Berardi remains a bright spot on the
Investors have greeted budget day with a quiet “so what?” as the composite inched forward a scant 0.14 pt today to close the week at 3,560.03. This is in stark contrast to what was happening earlier t…
Salute veteran broker (head) – MRB
The Toronto Stock Exchange this week saluted Kenneth B. Andras celebrating his 60th anniversary as an employee of a member firm. Born in Toronto April 5, 1909, Mr Andras commenced his brokerage career…
Royex pays $52.3 million for control of Lacana
The purchase of a controlling 36% interest in Lacana Mining Corp. has been completed by Royex Gold Mining Corp. Representing 4.7 million Lacana shares, the control block was purchased from Westmin Res…
Drilling under way on Diana, CFC bet
Drilling has begun on the Queylus Twp., Que., gold property held under option by Diana Resources. Project operator Corporation Falconbridge Copper plans to spend $427,255 on the property following up …
Davidson Tisdale officers come under fire at meeting
The fiery tartan colours of clan Stuart have finally come back to haunt the board of directors of Davidson Tisdale Mines. At a special meeting of shareholders, mining promoter Charles Stuart, bedecked…
Coxheath underground on Nova Scotia gold property
An Alberta-listed junior mining company, Coxheath Gold Holdings, made an important tactical move in 1986. Early in the year, the company’s technical advisory committee recommended they concentrate the…
High grade drilled on Jilbey’s Fontana
A high grade section has been drilled by partners Jilbey Industries and Bay Resources and Services on the Fontana property in Duvernay Twp., Que. Hole 6 was spotted 1,600-ft northwest of the Fontana …