PDA managing appoints managing director
Alan Bossin, 35, a lawyer and former legal counsel with the Insurance Bureau of Canada, has been appointed managing director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Mr Bossin replaces…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Westfield/Northern Dynasty start Pickle Lake drilling
A minimum 7,000-ft diamond drill program is under way by Westfield Minerals and Northern Dynasty Explorations on two properties in the Pickle Lake district of northern Ontario. At least four separate …
Standard starting underground work on Duverny project
In the past six months Standard Gold Mines has erected a headframe and hoist along with ancillary services required to facilitate exploration to the 2,500-ft level on its Duverny gold prospect near Am…
Only judges know when Lac- Corona ruling may come
Whenever the stock value of International Corona Resources or Lac Minerals fluctuates these days, rumors start to fly that a court ruling is imminent on the two companies’ legal dispute. A decision by…
Queries From Norsemines to the Etruscans
Query: What is the latest information on Bathurst Norsemines? P. S., Toronto, Ont. Bathurst Norsemines changed its name to Etruscan Enterprises on Aug. 22, 1986. The company’s new name, explains Presi…
Magellan hits wide zone
Vancouver-listed Magellan Resources Corp. says it intersected 35 ft of 0.4-oz-gold-per-ton material in a hole put down below some old mine workings on a property in western Montana. The 36-claim South…
McChip gains option on Garrison ground
McChip Resources has obtained an option from Noranda Exploration giving McChip the right to earn up to 50% of Noranda’s interest in a property in northeastern Ontario’s Garrison Twp., north of Kirklan…
Metals Report Gold starts ’87 with bang
That oppressive U.S. trade deficit just won’t go away. On a downtrend since August, it seemed like the deficit was slowly coming under control. Then November’s deficit was announced — $19.2 billion, …
Belmoral looking for buyer to take control position
Within five months Belmoral Mines hopes to find a buyer willing to spend about $24.9 million for two blocks of shares that, combined, represent up to 27.4% of the company’s equity. In a twist on the W…
Letters to the Editor Minicipalieies back flwo-through
The following letter has been sent to Finance Minister Michael Wilson at Ottawa. I would like to take this opportunity to convey to you some of the very strong feelings that many of our member municip…
United Keno funding
United Keno Hill Mines reports it has an agreement with NIM and Co., Limited, Partnership — 1987, for the provision to United Keno of flow-through exploration funding. United Keno says it will issue …
Budget fears fuel frenzy for flow-through shares
“A feeding frenzy” is about the only way to describe it, William F. White, senior vice-president of corporate finance at Merrill Lynch Canada says of the public’s rush for the new issue of flow-throug…