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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL & OPINION — NEW HORIZONS — Silver ions combat legionnaire’s
Some 100 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have installed silver-copper ionization systems to eradicate Legionella pneumophila (also known as legionnaire’s disease) from their hot water pipes.Hospital-…
PRECIOUS METALS — Prism farms into previously explored Aurora project
An agreement between Prism Resources (PRN-V) and Boliden (BOL-T) will enable the former to earn a 100% interest in four gold prospects in northern Ontario.At the centre of the deal is the 6,770-ha Aur…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Barrick backs Keltic’s efforts in Alaska
Gold giant Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has set its sights on the Goodpaster mining district in Alaska, an exploration hotspot that hosts the Pogo gold deposit, which is being advanced by Teck (TEK-T) and its…
China accelerates reforms
Within three years, China intends to dismantle or greatly downsize state-owned mining agencies that are not capable of making the transition to a market economy, government officials told a Canadian m…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — GEOLOGY 101 — Porphyry deposits, Pt. 1
Porphyry deposits are the quintessential low-grade, large-tonnage mineral deposit. These formations are called porphyries because they are commonly, but not solely, associated with intrusive igneous r…
PRECIOUS METALS — Don Mario gets thumbs-up
The Don Mario gold project in eastern Bolivia will be one of the lowest-cost producers in South America, according to the final feasibility study.Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) reports that the study, conduc…
Obuasi strike could dent Ashanti
With annual production capacity of 850,000 oz., Obuasi is Ashanti Goldfields’ (AHD-T) largest gold mine, yet an extended strike at the Ghanaian operation could squeeze second-quarter earnings.”Obuasi …
NAME CHANGE (May 31, 1999)
Columbia Gold Mines (COB-V) has changed its name to Pacific Ridge Exploration (PEX-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.
Rio Tinto to explore gold property
The Bonfim property in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte will be explored, following a deal between Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and CDN-listed junior Verena Minerals (VMCO-C).Rio Tinto can…
PRECIOUS METALS — High River moving into black
Record production of gold from the New Britannia mine in Snow Lake, Man., has ensured a third profitable quarter for 50%-owner High River Gold (HRG-T).The mine, operated by High River’s joint-venture …
PRECIOUS METALS — Moss Lake consolidates ground
A deal with Landis Mining (LIS-A) will allow Moss Lake Gold Mines (MOK-T) to resume exploration at its Moss Lake gold deposit, 115 km west of Thunder Bay, Ont.Previous work by Moss Lake, a 60% subsidi…