Articles by Northern Miner Staff

When control of Joutel Resources passed to the trio of John Arnold, Hugh Harbinson and Charles Page this past summer, the three vowed to make the company an active mining concern. And by indications s…

Drilling on the No 5 diorite plug on Teck Corp.’s Lamaque gold property near Val d’Or, Que., is yielding encouraging values. Tundra Gold Mines, which has the right to earn a 50% interest in a portion …

Volume and value in COATS trading are continuing at higher than expected levels according to statistics released by the Ontario Securities Commission. The total value of COATS trading from its incepti…

Wednesday close, Nov 5 The golds were behind the wheel and helped steer the market out of last week’s doldrums. Over the week, the gold and silver index made a gain of over 200 pts to settle at 5,211….

After enjoying the fruits of success Down Under, another Australian mining group has set its acquisitive gaze on other lands — namely North America. Golconda N.L., which is currently producing approx…

A $250,000 exploration program is under way by Marker Resources on itst recently-acquired gold properties in the Flin Flon area of Manitoba, President Gordon Barron tells The Northern Miner. The two p…

Noranda Minerals has declared force majeure on shipments from its Horne smelter at Rouyn, Que., after unionized workers went on strike Nov 5. The employees had given the CNTU a mandate to strike after…

A prospecting program on the Berven Lake claims held under option by Troymin Resources has led to the discovery of four subeconomic zones of gold mineralization, the company says. Located 100 km north…

Rumors that a deal has been struck between Ontex Resources, Metalore Resources and Hudson Bay Gold Inc., concerning the Brookbank gold property near Beardmore, Ont., have been discounted by Ontex Pres…

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MINING IN CANADA, Facts and Figures, published by the Mining Association of Canada, Suite 809, 350 Sparks St, Ottawa, Ont. K1R7S8 This year’s Facts and Figures booklet from the Association has changed…

Underground drifting is proceeding on schedule at Gunsteel Resource s’ Nugget gold property near Salmo, B.C. The work is focussing on the Calhoun vein which it says could be a continuation of the Nugg…