Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Cobalt has proved to be one of the most volatile of minerals in the past year, due largely to the shifting sands of African politics rather than purely economic factors. “Cobalt carries more geopoliti…

Drilling by partners Glen Auden Resources and Adola Mining has yielded encouraging results from their Taylor Twp., Ont., gold prospect. Located east of Timmins, the property covers a section of the De…

Canadian production of refined copper in September increased to 47,014 tonnes from 42,040 tonnes in September, 1985. Primary copper production decreased to 62,702 tonnes from 63,570 tonnes. Gold produ…

With so many in the industry jockeying for position over the past 12 months, 1986 may well go down in mining history as the year of the asset shuffle. More than one observer no doubt has been left scr…

The construction of a mobile biotank leach demonstration plant has been approved by the board of directors of Vancouver-listed Giant Bay Resources. Advanced negotiations are under way with several min…

A joint venture mining group may take another look at the possibility of a new uranium mine in British Columbia, as a result of the provincial government’s lifting of its 7-year-old moratorium on uran…

Last April at the annual meeting, United Keno Hill Mines president J.C. Cowan said that if the company was successful in increasing its grade of silver in ore milled to 100 oz, rather than the current…

Tashota-Nipigon Mines has entered into an agreement with Muscocho Explorations which will see Tashota receive $400,000 from Muscocho. The funds will be used to finance exploration on various propertie…

The holiday season took the steam out of the Alberta Stock Exchange this week as few issues showed any major gains. Golden Star Resources gave up some ground to $2.70 following a period of gains which…

Control of Interstrat Resources will pass to a private Texas-based company pending the completion of a deal between Interstrat and Frontier International. The deal involves a share exchange of both co…

The Fourth Annual Cordilleran Roundup will be held at the Hotel Vancouver over a 3-day period beginning Jan 26, 1987. It will include reviews of field work carried out by provincial and federal agenci…

It seems that one hand of government does not know what the other is doing. Finance Minister Michael Wilson has told his provincial counterparts that the federal government is under severe pressure to…