PEOPLE — Rex Diamond (June 14, 1999)
Hon. Robert Kaplan appointed director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Asia Minerals frets future of Copperstone
The demise of Royal Oak Mines has forced Asia Minerals (AMP-A) to shelve a feasibility study planned for the partners’ Copperstone gold property, leaving development in limbo.At issue is the future of…
SPOT PRICES, Wednesday June 9, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$262.00-$5.05Silver$ 4.93-$0.05…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Iron King revived as VMS exploration target
An option agreement with a private company sets the stage for Minera Sierra Madre (MSA-A) to acquire and explore the past-producing Iron King mine property in Yavapai Cty., Ariz.A volcanogenic massive…
Ok Tedi battles problems
A preliminary consultant’s report on waste management at the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in the western interior of Papua New Guinea has not provided any solutions to the mine’s environmental problems, a…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Conquistador chases PGMs
Conquistador Mines (CMG-V) is carrying out a due diligence review of a past-producing platinum-palladium property in Nevada.A recently signed letter-of-intent agreement gives the junior an exclusive 9…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Legal chicanery threatens U.S. mining
The Northern Miner’s support of a strong and viable U.S. mining industry is very much appreciated. Recent editorials on Summitville, Bruce Babbitt, and zinc and the EPA have been right on point. Your …
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Ruby Hill low-cost producer for Homestake
Constructed at a cost of US$64.7 million, Homestake Mining’s (HM-N) Ruby Hill gold mine near Eureka, Nev., has become the century-old mining company’s lowest-cost operation.The new mine achieved comme…
TSE INDICES (June 14, 1999)
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METAL PRICES (June 14, 1999)
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Companies (June 14, 1999)
Asia MineralsBarramundi GoldBattle Mountain GoldBerland ResourcesBlackRock VenturesBroken Hill ProprietaryCassiar Mines & MetalsComaplex MineralsCopper Ridge ExplorationsCorriente ResourcesC…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Deloro acquires ground
The California state lands commission has granted a prospecting permit to Deloro Minerals (DLO-A), which has staked a 480-acre area near the border with Nevada.The property is within 5 miles of the Au…