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Exploration of the old underground workings at Yukon Minerals’ (ASE) Senator gold/silver claims near Slocan, B.C. is scheduled to begin almost immediately, the company said recently. Located 8 km sout…

A group of shareholders representing more than 10% of the issued shares of COATS-listed MacDonald Mines is trying to breathe new life into the mining company. At a recent meeting in Montreal, the comp…

We just received our first issue of The Northern Miner and enjoy it very much. As president of an investment club here in Tokyo, I would like to have some information on how to read your stock tables….

Belmoral Mines (TSE) says it has obtained $2 million in flow-through financing from CMP 1988 Resources Partnership and Company. The funds were obtained in consideration of Belmoral common shares at $2…

Shareholders of Lytton Minerals (TSE) approved the amalgamation of the company with Kiskaya Minerals, a private company. The deal will see control of Lytton pass to Kiskaya shareholders, who will be r…

I have subscribed to your paper for more than 25 years and have always eagerly read it, but was I ever astounded and disgusted to see in your Aug 15th issue the sole “Letter to the Editor” headed `Mad…

While looking around in my father’s attic recently, I found a copy of a 1959 share certificate for 100 shares of Canada Radium Corp. I’m 99% sure that the shares are worthless but I’m curious as to th…

Predictions that the Carlin gold belt of here could eventually rival South Africa as a gold producer can’t be discounted given the reserves found there by companies like Newmont Gold Company. As The N…

Surface exploration of the east Magnacon property, located west of Wawa, Ont., has unearthed several rich gold showings, partners Flanagan McAdam Resources (TSE), Muscocho Exlorations (TSE) and Windar…

Patience has become a real (but unwelcome) virtue among Vancouver brokers these days. Placing bets as to exactly when this long-running (since Oct ’87) bear market will end has become a popular pastim…

Back in June of this year, McAdam Resources (TSE) discovered that a surface crown pillar over an old, mined-out stope at its McWatters property near here was only about 7 ft thick. Worse still, it fou…

Calgary-based Octan Resources (ASE) has agreed to acquire Terra Mines’ (TSE) mill and silver properties at Camsell River in the Northwest Territories, the company said recently. Subject to regulatory …