Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Demand for tantalum in 1987 should be more stable than in recent years, but supply is less certain, says Roskill Information Services of London. Prices, which rose fourfold in two years to a peak of $…

Wednesday close, Nov 26 With golds in the driver’s seat, the market managed to inch its way back above the 3,000 level over the week, but just barely. The golds and silver index netted a gain of close…

Regal Goldfields Ltd. came back to life after rescinding a cease trade order. The issue opened up at 45 cents -55 cents . Regal holds a major interest in a company which is planning to carry out explo…

Syngold Exploration and Corporation Falconbridge Copper report the discovery of a new gold zone on the Deka property two miles northeast of Noranda, Que. Seven vertical drill holes on 400-ft centres h…

Wednesday close, Nov 26 Barron Hunter Hargrave Strategic Resources was the volume leader on the Alberta exchange this week, churning through more than 400,000 shares. However, the price was unable to …

A ramp on the Vedron Ltd. Timmins, Ont., gold property has advanced 450 ft, the company reports. Being driven to the 500-ft level, the ramp will provide access for underground drilling and bulk sampli…

Tex-U.S. Oil & Gas has called a shareholders’ meeting to approve the purchase of a private company for 2.3 million post-consolidated shares. The company plans to consolidate shares on a 1-for-5-basis …

An independent evaluation of Northair Mines’ Willa property has come up with a reserve of 546,500 tons grading 0.182 oz gold, 0.28 oz silver and 0.87% copper across widths of 30-120 ft. President Dona…

Tin International, a division of Metals and Minerals Publications of London, is holding its second international tin symposium Dec 16-17 in London. Tin International sees the central issue facing both…

Reserves are expected to increase at the Big Missouri gold project operated by Westmin Resources after several drill holes cut wide sections of above average grade. Located near Stewart, B.C., the pro…

Per-share earnings for Rayrock Yellowknife Resources rose to 17 cents in the third quarter to Sept 30, compared with 14 cents per share for the first six months of the year. The company attributes th…

Potash producers in Saskatchewan are preparing themselves for the possibility of court action over allegations that they are “dumping” potash onto the market in the U.S. Sources tell The Northern Mine…