Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Dealer mark-ups criticized during Thompson Committee

At last week’s hearing into the Thompson Committee report on junior resource financing, the catchphrase on many people’s lips was `dealer compensation.’ Members of the province’s mining and investment…


Atna/Noranda drill gold-silver bet

Noranda Exploration is drilling a precious metal property in west-central B.C. under an option agreement with Atna Resources. The program is designed to give a cross-section of an existing mineralized…


Better Resources shows open pit potential

Drilling has confirmed the presence of gold in several shallow deposits at Better Resources’ Mt. Washington project just west of Comox on Vancouver Island. Two drill rigs are now operating on the prop…


Peralto to drill Casa Berardi bet

A diamond drill program is planned on Peralto Resources Corp.’s project located in Quebec’s Casa Berardi area as soon as possible after freeze-up, reports President Anthony L. Agostino. The property, …



Go-ahead seen for Dona Lake

It looks like a go for the Dona Lake gold project of Dome Mines and Campbell Red Lake Mines in the Pickle Lake area of northwestern Ontario. Dome President Henry Brehaut tells The Northern Miner he is…



The Eagle has landed

The American Eagle swooped onto the market this week and landed squarely at the front of those challenging for supremacy among gold coin marketers. The Eagle, the first U.S. gold bullion coin to be mi…


Obituary: R.W.S. Kirkland

R.W.S. (Bob) Kirkland, a pioneer geologist during the development of the Quebec-Labrador iron ranges, died recently in Calgary. Born and raised in Wilkie, Sask., he graduated with a B.Sc degree in geo…


Placer drilling Currie Rose bet in Saskatchewan

Currie Rose Resources says Placer Development has started a 5-hole, 750-m drilling program on its 10,000-acre property at Laonil Lake in northern Saskatchewan. Currie’s property surrounds the 600-acre…


Wildcat drilling cuts new zone on Wrightbar ground

Several wildcat drill holes put down by Belmoral Mines on ground acquired by Wrightbar Mines adjoining its Bourlamaque property have intersected what President William Cluff calls “typical ore-type mi…


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