Meetings (August 23, 1999)
Aug 23 AltagemAug 23 DonnerAug 23 InterstarAug 23 SpokaneAug 23 StarrexAug 24 AmeridexAug 24 Cons. ShoshoniAug 24 Grand OakesAug 25 Booker GoldAug 25 Klondike GoldAug 25 MossAug 25 PanterraAug 26 Cons…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Campbell may restart Santa Gertrudis
Continued exploration success is prompting Campbell Resources (CCH-T) to consider restarting limited open-pit, heap-leach gold mining at its Santa Gertrudis property in Sonora state, Mexico.Production…
Taseko acquires Gibraltar
Taseko Mines (TKO-V), a member of the Hunter-Dickinson group, has completed its acquisition of the now-dormant Gibraltar mine from Boliden (BOL-T).Gibraltar is a large-scale, 37,000-tonne-per-day open…
High River revises Taparko
Independent consultants have attached a new resource to the Taparko gold project of High River Gold Mines (HRG-T).Situated in eastern Burkina Faso, Taparko is now believed to contain six zones, known …
WMC proves up Tiriruniak
Infill drilling is confirming the continuity of the Tiriruniak zone at the Meliadine West gold project near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.Meliadine West is a three-way partnership among WMC International, w…
Wheaton River runs red
Slipping revenue and sluggish season-opening production from the Golden Bear heap-leach gold mine in northern British Columbia combined to keep Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) in the red in the latest …
May minerals production a mixed bag
Canadian production of refined copper and zinc, lead and silver was up between May 1998 and May 1999, while output of uranium primary copper and zinc, nickel and gold was down.The statistics shown bel…
River Gold reports quarterly loss
Underground drilling at the Eagle River mine near Wawa, Ont., is returning heartening results for River Gold Mines (RIV-T).The latest intervals include 9 metres (true width) averaging 10.6 grams (cut)…
Moydow resumes drilling
Dublin-based Moydow Mines International (MOY-T) has resumed drilling at the Ntotoroso gold project in west-central Ghana after a 5-week hiatus due to the rainy season.Moydow has a 60% interest in the …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Time for a national geoscience association
In recent months, there has been a new imperative that geoscientists be registered with a professional organization. This follows the practice already in place for engineers.As Canadians, we need to l…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (August 23, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,210/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Recent trades US$60.00-90.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$18.00-20.20/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.7705/lb.I…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (August 23, 1999)
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