Shareholders of Fort Rupert Resources have cleared the way for a takeover by Kingswood Explorations (ASE). Under the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, Kingswood will issue one of its shar…
Junior companies seeking to vend copper-gold porphyry projects to senior companies may face a tougher marketing challenge now that Placer Dome (TSE) has written off its $266-million investment in the …
A 4-hole drilling program is under way on the BarryOr property in Barry Twp., 180 km northeast of Val d’Or, Que., Dufresnoy, Societe d’Exploration Miniere (ME) reports. Program operator Teck (TSE) may…
Two drill rigs are active on the Dubuisson East gold property in the Val d’Or, Que., area, Western Quebec Mines (TSE) reports. Western, which optioned the property from Republic Goldfields (VSE), is t…
Toronto-based Minnova (TSE) is moving two rigs on to the Golden Briar (Flag) property in Rouyn and Beauchastel twps., Que., to test for deep mineralized structures. The scheduled program, which consis…
“In Sudbury we visited Inco, a company that has made great progress in rehabilitation in recent years. They have a very simple but effective program for returning injured workers to employment as quic…
Shareholders of New Kelore Mines (TSE) and private Vancouver company Pan Orvana Resources were recently told to expect a “more vibrant future” after voting almost unanimously in favor of a merger prop…
Every week I read The Northern Miner hoping to see a change in the stability of the mining industry, and yet it never comes. The articles describing the bickering between the provincial and federal go…
The Sulphurets property in northwestern British Columbia has been divided into three parts as a result of the closing of recent agreements among Newhawk Gold Mines (TSE), Placer Dome (TSE) and Granduc…
A net loss of $4.6 million was reported by Skyline Gold (TSE) for 1991, compared with a loss of $46.1 million in 1990 which includes writedowns of $31.4 million for mining properties and $9.3 million …
Guest speaker at the Feb. 20 luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Toronto branch, will be Ian Telfer, Executive Vice-President of gold producer TVX Gold. Telfer’s to…
The proposed merger between Hillsborough Resources (TSE) and Consolidated Brinco (TSE) was recently approved by shareholders and the Alberta courts. Under the merger arrangement, Consolidated Brinco s…
By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information
Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.