Mine exceeds targets
Partners High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) and TVX Gold (TVX-T) expect that 1998 production from the New Britannia gold mine will exceed the target of 92,500 oz.The companies each own half of the undergro…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Magnesium Alloy advances Kouilou project
A letter-of-intent agreement between Magnesium Alloy (MGAC.U-C) and engineering firm SNC-Lavalin paves the way for advanced studies on the former’s Kouilou magnesium project in the Republic of Congo.T…
Nord weighs development options for Tritton
Based on the positive results of a feasibility study, Nord Pacific (NPF-T) is weighing the merits of two mining scenarios for its 50%-owned Tritton copper project in New South Wales, Australia.Fortuna…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SPOT PRICES (November 09, 1998)
Wednesday November 4, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$290.10-$3.65Silver*$ 5.04…