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Reserves sought to keep mine open

While Noranda Inc.’s Gaspe Copper Mines has decided to suspend mining operations completely at its Murdochville, Que., mine site, the company and the Quebec government continue discussions regarding a…


Canadian postal dispute (June 22, 1987)

There will be disruptions in mail service because of rotating strikes at the post office. We will continue to publish weekly and will deliver The Northern Miner where conditions permit. Subscribers in…


Brookbank development remains stalled by suit

The legal wrangle which is stalling the sinking of a 1,800-ft shaft on the Brookbank property near Beardmore, Ont., is far from being resolved, Metalore Resources says. Following announcement in The N…



News in Brief (June 22, 1987)

Tyranex Gold reports it has acquired three properties comprised of claims in Knight, Deloro and Pifher twps., Ont. Aggregate consideration for all three properties, the company says, was $10,400, paya…


Pundata releases assay results

Incomplete assay results from nonselective sampling from a grid along 2.5 mi of the ironside fault trend on the Midas Ax claims located 3 mi west of Goodsprings, Clark Cty., Nev., have been reported b…


EDITORIAL Leave well enough alone in boom times

At a time when Saskatchewan, along with much of the rest of Canada, is enjoying one of the greatest exploration booms in the history of the province, it appears less than wise for the Saskatchewan gov…


Winteroad plan

A new drilling program is scheduled by Winteroad Resources on its Garrison Twp., Ont., property to test the down-dip extension and to extend the strike length of the gold- bearing zone identified by t…


Queries Myriad dropped mining interests

I am a long-term subscriber who depends on the stock exchange tables in The Northern Miner. I am somewhat distressed that the Vancouver Stock Exchange list in The Miner still (as of May 25) does not i…


Northgate recovers from labor pains

A month-long strike, which ended June 1, has taken a 6-7,000-oz bite out of Northgate Explorations’ projected gold output for 1987. But it has also added $1.21 to the pay cheques of about 500 hourly p…


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