Gold boom
During the gold boom which reached its peak in August, 1987, few juniors had the foresight to begin scouring the landscape for promising base metals properties. Copper was dead and not a soul in his r…
News
Inco, Noranda officers cash in shareholdings
A group of four executives at Inco Ltd. (TSE) and Noranda Inc. (TSE) made substantial amounts recently by unloading some of their holdings in the Toronto-based resource companies. According to the Ont…
Law firms merge
Two Canadian law firms which specialize in natural resources and other areas — Toronto-based Smith, Lyons, Torrance, Stevenson & Mayer and Vancouver-based Angus, McClellan, Rubenstein & Haslam — mer…
Stewart Lake seeks funding to develop graphite property
Development and mill construction of the Kirkham flake graphite project of Stewart Lake Resources (TSE) could be under way by mid-1990 and the mine in production by the end of that year. Annual output…
El Recio results encourage Greenstone
An underground exploration drift on Greenstone Resources’ (TSE) El Recio property in Costa Rica has yielded encouraging results in one of several veins being explored by the Toronto-based junior compa…
Eskay Creek upstages Iskut River gold camp
The Iskut River gold camp in northwestern British Columbia was upstaged late in the 1989 exploration season by the Unuk River camp about 25 miles away where Calpine Resources (VSE) made a significant …
Freewest results renew interest in Harker-Holloway
Results from deep drilling by Noranda Inc. (TSE) on ground held in joint venture with Freewest Resources (ME) has sparked renewed interest in the Harker- Holloway area north of Kirkland Lake, Ont. Dri…
Photo by The Northern Miner (November 06, 1989)
The open pit at Samatosum is located on the north slopes of Samatosum mountain at an elevation of about 1,400 m, 40 km from the town of Barriere in southern British Columbia. Harry Ewaschuk John Harve…
Letters to the Editor Already in place
Your editorial of Oct 9 argues persuasively that tax legislation should be amended to ensure equitable treatment of mine reclamation costs. You may be interested to know that legislation passed in Bri…
Stewart-Sulphurets
There’s probably no other camp in Canada that can boast such a variety of projects at various stages of advanced exploration and development as this area in northwestern British Columbia. It has almos…
Gold, base metals figure in Teck deals with juniors
Not much noise is being made about it, but Teck Corp. (TSE) appears to be once again courting junior companies with promising exploration projects. The Vancouver-based major mining company recently en…
Placer Dome in second phase drilling at Mexican Hat
A second- phase drill program by Placer Dome U.S. is under way on the Mexican Hat bulk tonnage gold property in Cochise Cty., Ariz. Oneida Resources (VSE) began exploring the gold prospect early this …