Manitoba passes registration law
Manitoba has joined the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and New Brunswick in passing legislation requiring geologists to be registered professionally.The n…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Placer, CVG mothball Las Cristinas
Placer Dome (PDG-T) and partner Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana have halted construction of the Las Cristinas gold mine in Venezuela as a result of dismal gold markets.The site will be put on care a…
Twin Gold eyes discovery
A tidewater diamond discovery in northern Quebec’s Ungava region has caught the eye of Twin Gold (TWG-T), a junior best known for its Atlanta gold project in Idaho.Twin Gold intends to test a dozen Gr…
Careers (July 26, 1999)
Ministry of Northern Development and MinesGeophysicist$52,3000 – $63,500Consider this opportunity with the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS), Precambrian geoscience section, to gather geophysical data, …
MSV begins winding down project
Unable to secure financing for its Copper Rand 5000 project, MSV Resources (MSV-T) has begun work that will lead to the closure of the Copper Rand mine site in Chibougamau, Que.The company is disposin…
Asarco, Cyprus announce merger
The boards of Asarco (AR-N) and Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) have unanimously approved a merger proposal that would create the world’s largest publicly traded copper company and second-largest copper …
Drilling returns more gold for Maracote
Assay results from two holes drilled at the Halley gold property in south-central Peru have proven encouraging for Maracote International Resources (MCE-V).The ongoing drill program is testing a 600-b…
Companies (July 26, 1999)
Abcourt MinesAber ResourcesAsarcoBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningBroken Hill Pty.CambiorCamecoCampbell ResourcesCanabrava DiamondComincoCumberland ResourcesCyprus AmaxDe Beers Cons. MinesEldorado GoldEur…
Annual contest turns Greenlanders into rockhounds
The onset of summer in Greenland brings with it ujarassiorita, a state-sponsored competition in which residents are encouraged to send rocks to the government to be tested for minerals.Ujarassiorita, …
Teck takes over Minco’s White Silver Mtn.
The exercise by Teck (TEK-T) of 125,000 warrants of Minco Mining and Metals (MMM-T) will enable it to become operator of the White Silver Mountain base metal project in Gansu province, China.Minco is …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Abcourt completes study of deposits
Abcourt Mines (ABI-M) has wrapped up a prefeasibility study of the Abcourt-Barvue and Vendome base metal properties northeast of Val d’Or, Que.The study is based on a 2-phase plan consisting of open-p…
GOLD FUNDS (July 26, 1999)
Gold Funds as of July 21, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$12.805.35Price$9.00$5.1…