Go-ahead seen for Dona Lake
It looks like a go for the Dona Lake gold project of Dome Mines and Campbell Red Lake Mines in the Pickle Lake area of northwestern Ontario. Dome President Henry Brehaut tells The Northern Miner he is…
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General News & Comment: B.C. Mining still in slump through coal
For yet another year, the news is not good for British Columbia’s mining industry — the second largest industry in the province. The annual Price Waterhouse report, a detailed statistical analysis of…
The Eagle has landed
The American Eagle swooped onto the market this week and landed squarely at the front of those challenging for supremacy among gold coin marketers. The Eagle, the first U.S. gold bullion coin to be mi…
Obituary: R.W.S. Kirkland
R.W.S. (Bob) Kirkland, a pioneer geologist during the development of the Quebec-Labrador iron ranges, died recently in Calgary. Born and raised in Wilkie, Sask., he graduated with a B.Sc degree in geo…
Placer drilling Currie Rose bet in Saskatchewan
Currie Rose Resources says Placer Development has started a 5-hole, 750-m drilling program on its 10,000-acre property at Laonil Lake in northern Saskatchewan. Currie’s property surrounds the 600-acre…
Wildcat drilling cuts new zone on Wrightbar ground
Several wildcat drill holes put down by Belmoral Mines on ground acquired by Wrightbar Mines adjoining its Bourlamaque property have intersected what President William Cluff calls “typical ore-type mi…
TVX and Rio Tinto companies to explore Brazilian platinum
A letter of intent has been signed regarding the exploration of a Brazilian property where the presence of platinum has been indicated. The parties signing the letter are Companhia Nacional de Minerar…
Newfields agreement
The terms of an agreement between Newfields Minerals and Breakwater Resources have been settled, the former company says. The deal will see Newfields acquire Breakwater’s control block of 2.4 million …
Competing takeover bid for Vestgron Mines shares
The halt in trading in shares of Vestgron Mines on the Toronto Stock Exchange was still in effect at press time while the company deals with what appears to be a bidding war. A competing takeover bid …
Raymor stripping its Amos property
An access road is being completed by Raymor Resources to the company’ s gold property near Amos, Que. Once completed, the road will enable the transport of heavy equipment required for a stripping and…
Letters to the Editor: Flow-through fate
I am writing to express my concern over the headline “Ottawa may scrap flow-through shares,” on the front page of the Sept 29 issue of The Northern Miner. The headline expressed a negative view which …
After absence from mining, Moneta Porcupine is back
Better known as a small oil and gas explorer during the early 1980s, Moneta Porcupine Mines has returned to the business it began with in 1910 — gold mining and exploration. Armed with new management…