William to build plant
William Resources (WIM-T) will shortly begin constructing a carbon-in-leach plant at its Bjorkdal open-pit mine in northern Sweden.The Toronto-based company recently received approval from Sweden’s Li…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Naneco commissions study for deposit
Calgary-based Naneco Minerals (NNE-A) has retained the consulting group of Watts Griffis & McOuat to prepare a prefeasibility study on the Jiawula polymetallic deposit in the Inner Mongolia region of …
LionOre posts writedown
LionOre Mining International (LIM-T), which continues to explore for gold and nickel in Australia and Botswana, has readjusted its books in response to weak gold prices and a decline in the Australian…
Black Hawk sells Redstone
Sanca Gold, a private Alberta company, has entered into an agreement with Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) to acquire the Redstone nickel mine, 22 km southeast of Timmins, Ont.The property consists of 63 cla…
Drilling tests Verde at depth
Exploratory drilling beneath the Verde deposit at the Refugio mine in northern Chile is intersecting potential ore-grade gold mineralization some 250 metres below the planned pit floor of the extended…
COMMENTARY — Showcasing mining’s diversity
The author is program director for Mining Works for Canada (formerly Keep Mining in Canada), a grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of the importance of mining in this country.As we have…
EDITORIAL — Mine influx jumps to 60,000 people — Freeport’s social audit
When Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold began work in Irian Jaya three decades ago, about 400 local people lived in the vicinity of the giant Grasberg deposit. Today, over 60,000 people have moved into th…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Minister defends Lands for Life process
I feel it is important to respond to recent concerns about the Ontario government’s Lands for Life planning process and the mining industry.There are many strong feelings about the Lands for Life disc…
Monopros joins Alberta hunt
Monopros, no stranger to Alberta diamond exploration, has thrown its hat into the ring and entered into a proposed joint-venture agreement with Troymin Resources (TRY-A) on a land package totalling 1….
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Sticks and stones
I have read of the passing of Dr. Harry Warren, my professor of mineralogy and mentor in both geochemistry and grass hockey.Dr. Warren was the equal of Jack Magel, the pilot who logged many trips flyi…
AfriOre busy in Botswana
A series of writedowns on exploration properties pushed AfriOre (AFO-V) into the red in the past fiscal year.The company’s loss for the 12 months ended Nov. 30, 1997, amounted to $7.3 million (or 46ce…
MINING MARKETS AND INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. markets — Dow climbs through 9,100
The Dow Jones Industrial average ended the April 8-14 report period on a high note, closing above the 9,100 mark for the first time. The average was up 153.70 points, or 1.7%, for the week.On the New …