PEOPLE — WESTERN COPPER (January 19, 1998)
Thomas C. Patton appointed president and COO. Dale Corman appointed chairman and CEO.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Trivalence boosts production
A 9-hole drill program by Trivalence Mining (TMI-V) will test the largest kimberlite pipe identified to date on the Aredor concession in Guinea, West Africa.The Antoshka pipe was first identified by R…
CORRECTION (January 19, 1998)
A recent drill hole returned 11.33% lead and 7.7% zinc over 6.43 metres at the Esker project in the Northwest Territories, reports Rhonda Mining (rdm-a). Incorrect information appeared in our issue of…
Darnley Bay defining targets
Newly listed Darnley Bay Resources (DBL-V) is continuing to refine drill targets at its namesake project in the Northwest Territories.The program is focused on testing what is thought to be the strong…
Juniors consolidate Portuguese interests
International Vestor Resources (IVS-V) has arranged with joint-venture partners Redfern Resources (RFR-T) and Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) to increase its interest in the Aljustrel Mining complex in s…
Wyoming to begin mapping program
The Wyoming State Geological Society (WSGS) will begin mapping the geology of the Granite Mountains, where a large-tonnage, low-grade gold deposit was discovered in 1982.The 3-year project, which will…
Samax hits more gold at Geita
Drilling by Samax Resources (SMX-T) has cut several wide intervals of gold mineralization at the Geita gold project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields district of Tanzania.Geita, which is wholly owned by…
Xemac uncovers high-grade gold at Quebec property
Two new gold zones with impressive grades were identified by Xemac Resources (XEM-M) during a fall drill program at its Lac Barry project in Quebec.To date, 16 shallow diamond drill holes have tested …
Echo Bay, Quest hit gold at Honduran property
Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) has uncovered significant zones of gold mineralization during a 23-hole drill program at the Zopilote property in Honduras.Echo Bay is earning a 60% interest in the property fro…
World Wide forms gold subsidiary
World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) has transferred all of its gold assets to a newly created subsidiary, Libra Gold.The shares of Libra Gold will be distributed to World Wide shareholders on a pro rata basis…
GEOLOGY 101 — Paleoplacer gold deposits, Pt. 2
.BDerek WiltonPaleoplacer gold and uranium deposits are generally mined as underground operations, as the hard-rock host material is usually deep beneath the earth’s surface.The gold mines in South Af…
DIAMOND PAGE — Drilling to begin at Tandem’s ruby-diamond project
An 11,000-ft. diamond-drilling program is set to begin at Tandem Resources’ (TDM-T) unusual ruby-diamond discovery in Guibord Twp., situated east of Matheson, Ont.On the G-1 discovery pipe, a 20-ton s…