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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EXPLORATION 1998 — Platexco calculates platinum resource at Winnaarshoek
Toronto-based Platexco (PGMI-T) is encouraged by the resource estimate received for its Winnaarshoek property, a platinum group metals (PGM) prospect on the eastern limb of the Bushveld igneous comple…
Mispec hits new gold zone at Jampang project — Cigaru Central zone contains sulphide-bearing stockworks
Drilling by Mispec Resources (MPE-M) has outlined a new gold zone at the Jampang gold property in Western Java, Indonesia.The program consisted of 17 reverse-circulation holes, each of which was colla…
Oliver, Trillion to sell Segala gold project to Nevsun
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has entered into an agreement to purchase the Segala gold project in Mali, held 50-50 by Oliver Gold (OGO-V) and CMC, a 51%-owned subsidiary of Trillion Resources (TLQ-T).Half…
BHP shuts sulphide stream at Pinto Valley
As a result of sustained lower copper prices, Australian major Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) will shut down sulphide operations at the Pinto Valley copper mine, near Miami, Ariz.BHP called a halt to…
Rio Narcea pours gold at El Valle mine in Spain
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has celebrated its first gold pour at the Spanish open-pit mine known as El Valle.Situated in the northwestern region of Asturias, the mine entered production only nine m…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Intrepid steps up Salvadoran work
With silver prices showing signs of gradual improvement, Toronto-based Intrepid Minerals (IAU-A) is intensifying its exploration efforts in Central America.* El Salvador — Drilling at the company’s S…
Mar-West to drill Cerro Blanco
Mar-West Resources (MSR-V) is drawing favorable comparisons between two of its Latin American gold properties: the San Martin deposit in central Honduras and the Cerro Blanco prospect in southeastern …
EXPLORATION 1998 — Drilling starts at Timmins West
A drill program by Prospectors Alliance (PALL-C) is testing several deep geophysical targets at the Timmins West gold property in northeastern Ontario.Most of these targets lie within a regional break…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Juniors explore in Solomon Islands
Junior companies are continuing to explore projects in the Solomon Islands, an archipelago in the South Pacific in which gold and copper-gold porphyry systems appear to be the main exploration targets…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Rift, Reunion hit widespread gold in Zimbabwe
With results in hand from the first 20 holes of an 80-hole drill program, Rift Resources (RIF-V) is reporting the discovery of widespread gold mineralization at the Silobela project in Zimbabwe.The To…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Greenland aims to attract companies
Eager to attract mining companies to Greenland, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is using a series of airborne geophysical surveys to promote the island’s mineral potential.The ag…