Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Underground work has started at Flanagan McAdam Resources’ Magnacon gold property in the Mishibishu Lake area of northern Ontario. Flanagan holds a 50% interest in the property while associated compan…

Chesbar Resources has dropped an option on proven oil reserves in the Beaufort Sea and has put Murgold Resources’ gold property in Ontario’s Swayze area at the top of its property list. The oil ventur…

The amalgamation of Faraday Resources and Marcon Canadian Holdings Inc., a private company, was approved by Faraday shareholders at a meeting held Aug. 21 with the amalgamated company continuing under…

A $562,000 exploration program has been recommended for Matt Berry Mines’ Moss Lake property, 70 miles west of Thunder Bay, Ont., the company says. The property, which comprises three claim groups tot…

It costs mining companies a bundle funnelling money into Ontario’s Workers Compensation Board, but it’s a social cost that, like motherhood, has its own imperative of need and necessity. The board, …

Consolidated gold production for Echo Bay Mines will reach a record 480,000 oz per year by 1987 following the acquistion by the company of three producing mines owned by Tenneco Inc. Located in Nevada…

Good results are being reported from drilling on Goldstack Resources’ Dubuisson Twp. property with funds provided by Sullivan Mines. Hole 86-18 has returned a 41 ft intersection from 908.5 ft to 949.5…

U.S. iron ore consumption dropped more than 11% in June from the previous month and nearly 13% from the same month a year ago, the American Iron Ore Association reports. Consumption totalled 4.7 milli…

The Australian federal government plans to resume uranium exports to France, according to a budget speech delivered in August. “The government put economic rationality ahead of factional passion by de…

Exploration work is under way on the platinum properties held by American Platinum Inc. in the Lac des Iles area, 50 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ont. Linecutting, geochemical and geophysical surveys a…

Dome Mines, Campbell Red Lake Mines and Sigma Mines (Quebec) plan to restructure their gold interests in the United States. Campbell will buy Dome’s and Sigma’s indirect interests in the Dee gold mine…

Gold-purchase warrants are gaining favor among gold producers as a way to attract investors. Three companies have issued gold purchase warrants in the past two months, but the market…