PEOPLE — Golden Tiger (October 11, 1999)
Richard Frawley and Ludger Kohmascher appointed directors.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — Gulf Shores
George Langdon appointed director.
EDITORIAL — Through one lens darkly — Cold War legacy
To those on the far left of the political spectrum, Chile’s General Augusto Pinochet should be locked up for life and the key thrown away for the human rights violations he allegedly committed during …
GUEST COLUMN — Solutions for land planning in BC
.BBruce McKnightLast week’s article dealt with British Columbia’s flawed land-planning process, which, despite the province’s world-class mineral endowment, skilled mineral employees and impressive in…
Doublestar gains Falco assets
Junior Doublestar Resources (DSR-V) will acquire all 13 mineral property interests of Falconbridge (FL-T) in British Columbia.In return, Doublestar is required to pay $500,000 over 20 months and issue…
Madsen resurrection near
Slowly but surely, Claude Resources (CRJ-T) is waking the historic Madsen gold mine from its 2-decade-long slumber.Situated just east of here, Madsen was one of the more successful mines to arise from…
Gold price traps Ashanti in hedge deal — Possibility of US$450-m loss hits gold producer’s shares
Shares in Ghanaian gold producer Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) plunged following an announcement that the company was facing large paper losses in its gold hedging program.Ashanti, which was among those …
Phelps Dodge wins double-header in copper battle
With its proposed merger with Asarco (AR-N) foiled at every turn, Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) has accepted an amended takeover bid from copper giant Phelps Dodge (PD-N). A few days later, Asar…
Nickel producers suffer growing pains — Problems stem from engineering design, equipment selection
In discussions with delegates at the 1999 Australian Nickel Conference held here recently, the consensus was clear: the most dramatic change facing the nickel industry is the emergence of the Western …
Victoria adds property
Vancouver-based Victoria Resource (VIT-V) has added another gold property to its Nevada land package.In the northern portion of the state, the company has the right to earn 100% of the North Carlin pr…
Newmont funds drilling at Longline gold property
A 3,000-metre drill program is under way on Barramundi Gold’s (BAM-A) Longline project in west-central Yukon.The program is being operated and funded by a Canadian unit of Newmont Mining (NEM-N), whic…
Companies (October 11, 1999)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAmerican Mineral FieldsAnaconda NickelAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAtna ResourcesBarramundi GoldBarrick GoldBattle Mountain Gol…