Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Nexus Resource Corp. has been granted an option by Westmin Resources to earn a 50% interest in its Debbie property located six miles east of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. The property, which consi…

Construction of a mobile biotankleach demonstration plant has been approved by the board of Giant Bay Resources. The company says advanced negotiations are under way with several mining companies whic…

It’s up to the mining industry itself to convince federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson that flow- through share financing should be retained. That was part of federal Mines Minister Gerald Merrithe…

Surface exploration on the Pickle Crow gold property controlled by Highland-Crow Resources has enabled the company to recalculate reserves on the property. Located northeast of Pickle Lake, Ont., the …

A stock dividend has been declared by the board of directors of SherrGold Inc. Equivalent to 10.5 cents per share, the dividend will be payable on common shares of SherrGold based on a price per shar…

An agreement has been signed between Jilbey Industries and Bay Resources and Services. The deal gives Bay the right to earn a 75% interest in Jilbey’s gold prospect in Duverny Twp., Que. Located near …

With a 76% boost in profit, Edmonton-based Echo Bay Mines has emerged from the nine months ended Sept 30 with net earnings of $21.9 million on revenues of $109.2 million. This compares to net earnings…

The news just keeps getting better from Westmin Resources’ British Silbak property near Stewart, one of only a few exploration programs currently under way in B.C. Westmin Resources’ British Silbak pr…

Wednesday close, Dec 10 Syngold Exploration, criticized here a month ago for spending flow- through money indiscriminately, has proved the value of the tax- incentive scheme with some drill results th…

Pamour is a fun place to work because ideas aren’t squelched.– Robert McBean, superintendent of technical services. Pamour Inc. has always been something of an oddball on the Canadian gold mining sce…

Net income jumped to $1.3 million or 40 cents per share for Mentor Exploration and Development for the nine months ended Sept 30, a substantial increase from $404,226 or 12 cents per share in the yea…

Two excellent gold showings have been found on Fairfield Minerals’ Elk property, not far from Noranda’s Brenda Mines property at Peachland, B.C. According to Fairfield, they occur in a stockwork setti…