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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Correction (August 25, 1997)
During the three months ended June 30, 1997, Rio Algom (ROM-T) produced 50,000 lb. of uranium and 133,000 lb. of coal. During the same period in the previous year, the firm produced 540,000 lb. of ura…
Ventures seeks opportunity in southwestern Alaska
Having terminated its exploration project in Eritrea, East Africa, Ventures Resources (VRS-V) is focusing all of its efforts on Alaska.The company recently released the first batch of drill results fr…
PEOPLE — VALERIE GOLD (August 25, 1997)
Sean Tetzlaff appointed chief financial officer.
Kazakstan kills Gold Pool contract
Things are getting ugly in Kazakstan: Just weeks after cancelling World Wide Minerals’ (WWS-T) contract to manage uranium operations in Stepnogorsk, the Kazakstani government’s State Property Departme…
Mispec to launch resource calculation
Drilling by Mispec Resources (MPE-M) at its Jampang gold project in West Java, Indonesia, continues to return impressive results.In the latest program, the company completed 4,000 metres in 28 reverse…
PEOPLE — TAURUS EXPL.
Stuart Rogers appointed director.
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Bullish future for aluminum
The most important feature of the aluminum market during recent months has been the rapid drawdown of the visible exchange and producer-held stocks. The decline has been supported by a strong recovery…
PEOPLE — CHAPLEAU RES.
James Stypula and Allan Rella appointed directors.
PEOPLE — BITTERROOT RES.
Terence Ortslan appointed director.
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 25, 1997)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Aug.18/97 (change from previous week in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
First Dynasty concludes Armenian deal
After months of negotiations, First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) is about to conclude a deal with the Armenian government for reactivation of the Zod and Meghradzor gold mines.The deal, which is expected to …