Fjordland set to begin Greenland diamond hunt
Fjordland Minerals (FML-V) is preparing to begin a helicopter-supported till-sampling program in Greenland.The Vancouver-based junior intends to focus on 24 areas where last year’s reconnaissance samp…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Diamond explorer deals for gold properties in NWT
Glenmore Highlands (GMH-A), known for its diamond exploration interests in the Northwest Territories, has struck a deal to acquire a controlling interest in a company that owns gold projects in northe…
Noranda takes over Refimet
Toronto-based major Noranda (NOR-T) has acquired all the shares of Fundicion Refimet that it did not already hold. The shares were acquired from Inversiones Mineras del Pacifico and Barrick Gold (ABX-…
Confirmation drilling under way at Kabolela copper project
Melkior Resources (MKR-M), has begun a confirmation drilling program on the Kabolela copper-cobalt deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The Kabolela deposit is situated on the Likasi property, …
Tex-Sol hits gold in Timmins camp
Drilling by United Tex-Sol Mines (UTX.A-A) has identified additional mineralization at the Clavos property near Timmins, Ont.Drilling in hole 99, 30 metres north of the D horizon, intersected a quartz…
Companies (June 01, 1998)
Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold MinesAmerica Mineral FieldsAnatolia Minerals DevelopmentAsarcoAtna ResourcesAustralian Kimberley DiamondsBarrick GoldBig I DevelopmentsBolidenBrimstone GoldCaledonia MiningCameco…
Dakota’s Alaskan unit seeks creditor protection
Crumbling under a large debt load, Dakota Mining (DKT-T) operating subsidiary USMX of Alaska has filed for bankruptcy protection.After a 90-day interim financing facility provided by NM Rothschild & S…
Orezone expands Intiedougou
In hopes of replicating the success of its exploration of the Intiedougou gold property in Burkina Faso, Orezone Resources (ORZ-M) has optioned a 500-sq.-km parcel of land immediately to the south.Ore…
GEOLOGY 101 — Diamond deposits, Pt. 1
.BDerek WiltonDiamond, which is pure carbon, is the hardest substance known, yet diamonds can be broken relatively easily. Paradoxically, graphite, one of the softest minerals, is a polymorph of diamo…
Akrokeri-Ashanti pulls ore from Esaase mine
By strategically shifting its 1997 production to the Jeni property in Ghana from the adjoining Esaase property, Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold Mines (AAGM-C) has managed to alleviate the effects of low gold pr…
Rio Algom teams with Anatolia
Evergreen, Colo.-based Anatolia Minerals Development (AMCD.U-C) and Toronto-based Rio Algom (ROM-T) have agreed to jointly explore base and precious metal prospects in Turkey.The agreement, which is e…
Homestake makes bid for remainder of Prime
San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (HM-N) has made an offer to acquire the 49.4% of Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) that it does not already own.The deal would see Prime shareholders exchange each of …