Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Madeleine cuts platinum values (September 15, 1986)

Drilling by Madeleine Mines on the company’s optioned Lac des Iles platinum-palladium deposit has cut an 80-ft section grading 0.2 oz platinum group metals per ton. Ratios previously supplied by the c…


Montreal Exchange Senior issues busy and better

Wednesday close, Sept 10 The Montreal Exchange may be keen to publicize the number of new junior issues that have gained listings in the past few years, but it looked like the staid old ME of old this…


Tyler gets option on Golden Rule claims

Tyler Resources has acquired an option to earn a 45% interest in two claims blocks controlled by Golden Rule Resources. Located near La Ronge, Sask., the properties cover geology favorable to hosting …


Aur has profit

Aur Resources, which has budgeted $18 million for exploration and development work this year on six properties, reports net income of $314,032 for the nine months to June 30, equal to 4.4 cents per sh…


Bruneau plans drill program in Estrades Twp.

Out to earn a stake in an Estrades Twp., Que., property, Bruneau Mining Corp. says it will immediately carry out a program of detailed geophysical surveys on the property. A drill program based on res…


Highland Valley spending $17m. on new plant

At a cost of $17 million, B.C.’s newly-formed Highland Valley Copper will install two semi- mobile in-pit crushing plants, equipped with gyratory crushers which will be among the world’s largest. The …


Mine share trading rises at Toronto Stock Exchange

Dollar value of trading in mining shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange in August increased to $570.3 million, a dramatic 102.7% increase over the $485.8 million traded in July. Share volume in mining …


Alberta Stock Exchange Trading picks up

Trading was back to about normal this week in Calgary, with 5,549,500 shares traded, almost double the previous week’s slow market. The most active issue was Sweany Gold Corp., trading close to 760,00…


Correction (September 15, 1986)

A story last week on Grandview Resources incorrectly stated that of the company’s reserves of 16 million tons averaging 0.046 oz gold, “about one-third of that is quite low grade and when eliminated w…


Comstate still busy on Timmins area bets

Comstate Resources says it expects results this month from overburden drilling by Noranda Exploration on Comstate’s Mountjoy south property, and diamond drilling by Falconbridge Ltd., on its Thorneloe…



Impressive zinc values claimed by Fairfield

Zinc has been described as the gold of the base metals sector — albeit in relative terms. That is probably one reason why Fairfield Minerals is bullish on its Logan zinc-silver project 65 miles north…


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