Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…

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…