SPOT PRICES (November 09, 1998)
Wednesday November 4, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$290.10-$3.65Silver*$ 5.04…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Balaclava tests Ecuadorian gold project
An initial phase of drilling on the El Corazon gold project in northern Ecuador has yielded mixed results for Balaclava Mines (BIL-V).In total, 1,126 metres in 14 diamond drill holes were completed. T…
Still more good results for AG at Amable
Drilling on the Amable target in San Juan province has yielded more encouraging results for Argentina Gold (ARP-V).The target is part of the Veladero project, in which Argentina Gold holds a 60% inter…
Meetings (November 09, 1998)
Nov. 9, HawkeyeNov. 9, RiverdanceNov. 9, SanfredNov. 10, DestinyNov. 10, PGE ResourceNov. 12, Argentina GoldNov. 12, HaydenNov. 12, RockNov. 13, AltagemNov. 13, KRL ResourcesNov. 13, TomNov. 16, IBINo…
Glamis posts profit
Despite a shortfall in production, Glamis Gold (GLG-T) earned US$205,000 in the third quarter, compared with a loss of US$909,000 in the corresponding period of 1997.Gold production between the two pe…
Ascot searches for Sullivan-type deposits
Having walked away from a joint venture on the Fort copper-molybdenum-silver property in the Babine Lake area of central British Columbia, Ascot Resources (AOT-V) has turned its attention to the Cranb…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Out with the old
I left Alberta for Ontario in the late 1920s. It was to be a new life for me and my family at the Dome mines, near Timmins.By that time, Dome operations had slipped in some ways. Many of the buildings…
BOOK REVIEW — Author captures drama of Voisey’s Bay deal
The Big Score:Robert Friedland, Inco andthe Voisey’s Bay HustleBy Jacquie McNishDoubleday Canada Limited105 Bond StreetToronto, Ont. M5B 1Y3The 1993 discovery of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt …
High-grade resources at Mose
A resource estimate on the Mose copper-gold porphyry, part of the Shotgun property of NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) and Cominco (CLT-T), shows an inferred resource of 32.8 million tonnes grading 0.9 gram…
Vista buys Mineral Ridge from Cornucopia
Vista Gold (VGZ-T) has acquired the Mineral Ridge gold mine in southern Nevada from Cornucopia Resources (CNP-T).In return, Vista has issued US$250,000 in stock to Cornucopia and purchased US$250,000 …
Nisga’a treaty contentious
Your Sept. 14 editorial about aboriginal land claims being conducted “behind closed doors” raises questions about the Nisga’a treaty. The treaty, also conducted without public input, has now become a …
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