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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Normandy Mining and Boliden come knocking on Canada’s door
Toronto’s status as the capital of the global mining industry has been further cemented by news that major firms Normandy Mining of Australia and Boliden (BOL-T) of Sweden setting up shop in the city….
Tenke holds significant potential
Five of seven holes drilled at the Tenke Fungurume copper-Cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm the property’s potential for additional copper-Cobalt mineralization, Tenke Mining …
Catalina begins drilling at Pilar
A 1,700-Metre program of reverse-Circulation drilling has begun on Santa Catalina Mining’s (SLM-V) 2,372-ha Pilar project in northwestern Mexico.Situated in Sonora state, the project comprises four go…
BASE METALS — Search continues for more Labrador nickel — Teck, Falco join thinning field of juniors
Although the rumble of helicopters and diamond drills will once again be heard over Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, the ranks of junior companies exploring in the region are thinning.Only a handful of compani…
BASE METALS — Exploration proves up VMS potential of Finlayson Lake camp — Juniors flock to southeastern Yukon
The potential of the Finlayson Lake area in the southeastern Yukon to host volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits was first demonstrated by two discoveries: the ABM deposit, outlined in 1994 by Cominc…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The emerald explorer
By the time he came to live in Red Lake, Ont., in April 1945, Peter Rainer had already discovered more emeralds than any other man in the world.As the new consulting engineer for a New York City-based…
BASE METALS — Redex Gold puts its eggs in Bolivian basket
It was partly the mineral riches of Bolivia that drew the conquistadores to South America almost five centuries ago, and the country’s mineral potential continues to prove attractive. Among the explor…
BASE METALS — Anglovaal eyes Ugandan concession
Pacific Vangold Mines (PVM-V) has struck a joint-Venture deal with South African mining firm Anglovaal whereby that company will help conduct exploration and development work on mining concessions in …
Producer and Dealer Prices (June 23, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,561 per tonne, alloy $1,452 per tonne (June 3/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,200 per tonne (June 3/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (June 2…
Private donations expand — U of T’s geological research — Geology and physics departments get $1 million each
The University of Toronto has received two separate donations that will lead to the creation of chairs for ore genesis geology and exploration geophysics, within the departments of geology and physics…
NEWS IN BRIEF (June 23, 1997)
First Impression Singles (FIM-V) has changed its name to Global Explorations (GXC-V).