Prospectors appeal Karpa Springs conviction
SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINERAlmost five years after being released from jail, three Australian prospectors have lodged an appeal over their conviction for the $A6-million Karpa Springs gold fraud.Cla…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Natives appeal to Senate
Environmental groups and bureaucrats from Parks Canada have launched a frontal assault on aboriginal Canadians lobbying for a minor adjustment to the boundaries of a proposed national park in order to…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Platinum demand outstrips supply
Although economic conditions have deteriorated in 1998, demand for platinum, at 5.1 million oz., will be only 40,000 oz. below last year’s record level. Continued growth in demand for platinum jewelry…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Between a rock and a hard place — Grinch spotting
With the holiday season approaching, households across North America are bracing themselves for an onslaught of visits from their immediate, extended and blended families. In the interests of harmony …
OBITUARY — Francoise Drolet
Francoise Drolet, co-founder of the Order of Sancta Barbara, has died.Drolet and husband Jean-Paul, a mining engineer and former assistant deputy minister of mines and resources, founded the award in …
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes 1999 inductees
Nine men with accomplishments as diverse as discovering gold in the Klondike to examining trace elements in plant life will be inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame during its annual awards d…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS – INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Mining analyst puts spotlight on Atna, Northair, Pacific Rim, Valerie
In a report titled Cash, Projects and Expertise: More Opportunities in a Down Market, Tracy Hurley of Wolverton Securities recommends four junior exploration companies on the basis of their promising …
EXPLORATION – Bargains to be found in Western Pacific — Teck, Madison among most active companies in region
The combination of depressed metal prices, devalued currencies and the lingering impact of the Bre-X debacle is turning the Western Pacific region into a storehouse of bargains for mining companies.Th…
Romarco completes sale of Midas property
Having sold the Midas project in Nevada, Romarco Minerals (R-T) intends to continue exploring its remaining 10 properties in the mineral-rich state.The Toronto-based junior sold its interest in Midas …
EXPLORATION — Argentina Gold aims to expand Veladero project
Drilling is intensifying at the Veladero gold-silver property, which represents the crown jewel in Argentina Gold’s (ARP-V) extensive portfolio of properties in this South American country.The project…
EXPLORATION — Queenstake pins discovery hopes on Peru
Vancouver-based Queenstake Resources (QTR-T) has survived the rough-and-tumble world of junior mining for more than a decade, having gradually shifted its focus from placer gold projects in the Yukon …
EXPLORATION — Juniors to drill Hyslop property
Partners BMA Mining (BMA-V) and Cypress Minerals (CYP-V) have launched a 5,000-ft. drill program at their Hyslop property near Timmins, Ont.The program is designed to test two induced-polarization tar…