PEOPLE — GOLDMAX RES. (January 05, 1998)
David Steinepreis elected director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — ACE DEVELOPMENTS (January 05, 1998)
Tadeusz F. van Wollen appointed director, president and CEO, Jacel Pawlowski appointed director, vp and CFO, and Francis S. O’Kelly appointed director.
DIAMOND PAGE — Diamond exploration picks up steam in 1997
With the Ekati diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories on schedule to begin production in the fall of 1998, diamonds have become an important sub-group of Canadian equity markets.It has been si…
GOLD FUNDS (January 05, 1998)
Gold Funds as of December 24, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$15.00$6.37Price$10.05…
Not a banner year for foreign exploration
Sobs clearly outnumbered shouts of “Eureka!” by a wide margin in 1997, a year in which some fine foreign exploration results were overshadowed by salted samples and depressed metal prices.The most dis…
Index (January 05, 1998)
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Freeport eyes ground in Irian Jaya
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) has signed a letter of intent to explore and acquire 1.2 million acres in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, currently held by Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N).Freeport now hold…
Magadan gold producers struggle through 1997 — Output down but officials optimistic for future
The gold mines of Russia’s Magadan state didn’t perform as well as expected in 1997, according to a report released by The Magadan Regional Committee for Natural Resources.The report, which is part of…
Companies (January 05, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAntares Mining and ExplorationApex Silver MinesArizona Star ResourceAshton Mining of CdaAtapa MineralsAtna ResourcesBand-Ore ResourcesBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBroken Hill Proprietary…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Arc welding comes of age
Arc welding has become a standard procedure in many fabrication processes, thanks in part to Bill White, who served as master mechanic at the Paymaster gold mine near Timmins, Ont., in the 1930s.White…
EDITORIAL — 1997 a walk on the wild side — Scams and skulduggery
Last year came in like a stampeding bull and went out like a lazy bear ready to hibernate. During the months in between, investors watched in horror as an assortment of scam artists unleashed a bag of…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets end year with a whimper — Canadian juniors show little
signs of life over holiday periodVisions of sugar plums and the trials and tribulations of last-minute shopping appear to have dominated the time and attention of investors over the holiday period.Wes…