TNK recovers macros at Gope
Results from 21 of 25 samples from the Gope project in Botswana show three macrodiamonds (larger than 1 mm) and 50 smaller stones from 1,330 kg of kimberlitic material.Project owner and operator TNK R…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Spider and KWG pursue Wawa diamonds
Spider Resources (SPQ-A) and equal joint-venture partner and affiliate KWG Resources (KWG-T) have wrapped up a first phase of exploration work at their diamond property north of Wawa, Ont., alongside …
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Exploring in West Africa poses challenge — Ghana Goldfields follows in footsteps of predecessors
The bedrock may have similarities to rocks underlying the great gold camps of Eastern Canada, but tropical weathering and other differences in the surficial environment pose challenges for Canadian co…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Termites guide companies to gold
Termites can be a costly nuisance to urban dwellers, but, for companies exploring for gold in Africa, they can be used to save thousands of dollars and point the way to a bonanza.The tiny, ant-like in…
DIAMOND PAGE — Sonora Diamond sells Klipdam gems
In June and July, Toronto-based Sonora Diamond (SON-T) sold 1,575 carats of diamonds from its Klipdam mine near Kimberley, South Africa, at an average price of US$760 per carat.The diamond sales enabl…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 15, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,587.50 per tonne, alloy $1,415 per tonne (Sept. 9/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,850 per tonne (Sept. 8/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (S…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Zoning key in pegmatite exploration
As a company that made a habit of concentrating on Precambrian gold deposits and base metal sulphides, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is hitting the books to find out more about granitic pegmatites.The compa…
Ventures hits polymetallic mineralization
A sampling program by Ventures Resources (VRS-V) has returned encouraging values of copper, zinc, cobalt, silver and gold from the Wiseman property, 200 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.The property c…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Minco explores Tian Shan properties in western China
Minco Mining & Metals (MMM-V) has been using a combination of hi-tech remote sensing and old-fashioned prospecting in its summer grassroots exploration program on its Tian Shan properties in northwest…
Positive audit for Honduran gold find — Mar-West, Curion continue drilling San Martin concession
An independent audit of the Sinter hot springs gold deposit on the San Martin concession in central Honduras has concluded that the previously reported drill results are a fair representation of the d…
Manitoba meeting to display NATMAP results
The Manitoba Department of Energy and Mines will hold its annual Mining and Minerals Convention Nov. 20-22, 1997.This year’s convention will present the results of work by the provincial government an…
Russia seeks to build lead-zinc processing plant in Siberia
The government of Altai territory, in the Siberian region of Russia, is seeking investors from the West to back a proposed US$1-billion lead-zinc processing plant.The metallurgical plant would process…