Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…

Custom milling of ore from the Mirado property held by Golden Shield Resources has begun on Jan 20, the company says. Milling is taking place at the McBean mill, near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Approximately…

Heap leach technology is now being applied to gold deposits in Alaska where climatic conditions are not that much different from many parts of Canada. Last year, La Teko Resources completed a test pro…

With sufficient oxide reserves for a 5-year mine life, Canamax Resources is completing a feasibility study on its Ketza River project where production could begin in early 1988. Located south of Ross …

Exploration has led to the identification of six gold mineralized zones striking across ground held by Can-Mac Exploration, the company says. The property is located in Davis Twp., east of Sudbury, On…

Diamond drilling is under way with a second rig scheduled to arrive on Pan East Resources’ Fifteen Mile Stream gold property in Nova Scotia by operator Greenstrike Gold Corp. The goal of the 3,000-m p…

Eureka Resources reports an independent evaluation of 1986 exploration results on the company’s Frasergold precious metals project in central B.C. has confirmed upgrading of results and tonnage and gr…

Thanks largely to its acquisition of Kidd Creek, revenues for Falconbridge Ltd. soared to $1.1 billion in 1986, compared to revenues of $890 million in the previous year. But while zinc and gold reach…

With the evaluation of last year`s exploration data completed, Energex Minerals reports an upgrade in mineral inventory at its Toodoggone, B.C. property to approximately one million tons grading 0.20 …