High Sense buys Aerodat
Toronto-based airborne geophysical surveyor High Sense Geophysics (HSG) has acquired Aerodat, a subsidiary of Bell Earth Sciences (BES).BES will be required to buy all shares issued by HSG in exchange…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Mining halted at UR’s Mbala
Mining operations have been suspended at the Mbala alluvial diamond project in the Central African Republic.According to operator United Reef (URP-T), the mine is closed pending a review of the result…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP –Trillion finds new pipe
A new kimberlite has been found on the Sansukwe property in Zimbabwe, report equal partners Trillion Resources (TLG-T) and Nickelodeon Minerals (NKM-V).Operator Trillion reports that a 100-kg sample h…
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ExchgVol (000s)Close.ZSCross Lake Mnr V221074.90East West Rs…
Comaplex hits gold at Noomut River
Drilling at the Noomut River gold project of Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) has revealed several impressive mineralized intervals. The project is situated near Rankin Inlet, in the eastern portion of the N…
PEOPLE — HTVX
Alan De’ath appointed senior vp and CFO. Valerie & John Hick, Colin Dobell and Owen Owens appointed directors.
PEOPLE — SPUR VENTURES (October 20, 1997)
Robyn Storer appointed vp of finance.
GEOLOGY 101 — Placer gold deposits, Pt. 2
Although placer gold deposits have yielded less than 10% of Canada’s gold production, their discovery played an important role in attracting settlers to remote areas of the country.For example, the Ca…
Franco, Euro advance Ken Snyder to production
Faced with the real possibility of declining royalty payments from future operations along this state’s Carlin trend, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) have decided to enter th…
DIAMOND BRIEFS — Ashton closes rights offering
A rights offering by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) raised $15.7 million.Proceeds will be used to fund ongoing exploration in North America, including a work program under way at an extensive field o…
GOLD FUNDS (October 13, 1997)
Gold Funds as of October 2, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$18.67$5.94Price$14.45…
African conference set for ’98
A conference showcasing mineral investment opportunities in Africa will be held Feb. 3-5 at the Cape Sun Intercontinental Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.The conference, entitled “Investing in Africa…