Canada’s Top Prospector
Like any lifelong prospector, John Larche has his share of stories to tell. Like the time he stepped out of his airplane onto a frozen lake, only to break through the ice. Hanging on for his life to …
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50 YEARS AGO –MARCH, 1937– YELLOWKNIFE GOLD RESULTS
An official of Yellowknife Gold Mines advises The Northern Miner that results of channel-sampling, recently received, indicate a favorable zone on the Giant group of claims in the Yellowknife River ar…
ON THE MOVE Fagersta Secoroc
Fagersta Secoroc recently appointed Lorne Hunter as branch and area manager for its Sudbury warehouse and related area. Succeeding Larry Kotila, who has retired, Hunter will retain responsibility for …
EDITOR’S NOTE High Stakes
It may not be the safest investment, but more money is going into the ground this year in Canada than ever before as investors look for a return in the form of new-found mineral wealth. The odds, as a…
High grade gold for Levon Resources
Still more encouraging assays have been received from the Howard tunnel under development on Levon Resources’ Congress gold property, near Gold Bridge, B.C., the company says. It reports high grade go…
B.C. mining task force warns of a bleak future
Established last year at the request of the British Columbia government, The Mineral Industry Task Force has concluded that the province “might not have a significant mining industry by 1996.” Its fin…
Brenda soars into the black
High tonnage with good grades and recoveries and low operating costs helped Brenda Mines to fourth quarter 1986 earnings of $4.5 million, or 97 cents a share, compared to a loss of $1,005,000, or 22 …
Belmoral turns profit in 1986
A profit of $1,378,000 (5.5 cents per share) for 1986 was recorded by Belmoral Mines compared to a loss of $7,081,000 (71 cents per share) in 1985. Revenue for the year was $27,152,000 on sales of 52…
EXPLORATION ’87 AGNICO-EAGLE
The primary emphasis of Agnico- TEagle Mines’ gold exploration division is on two principal groupings controlled by the Cominco/Agnico- Eagle joint venture: the Valest group (contiguous and northwest …
EXPLORATION ’87 FINNETH
FinNeth Exploration is engaged in a number of drilling programs on promising gold and base metal targets in the Abitibi and Eastern Twp. areas of Quebec. Currently it is seeking opportunities to part…
EXPLORATION ’87 HUDSON BAY
Hudson Bay Exploration & Development, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, will be exploring for base metals in 1987. These activities will be confined to Manitoba and Saskatchew…
Noranda workers vote to accept new contract
Employees of Noranda Minerals, Horne Division and Chadbourne Division, on strike since Nov. 5 of last year, agreed to a new 3-year contract with the company effective Feb 23. The Rouyn-Noranda area wo…