PEOPLE — REGEENA RES.
Gregory Crowe appointed president and director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
OBITUARY — Charles Main
Charles (Sandy) Main, an exploration geologist with experience on three continents, has died. He was 53.Born in Chilliwack, B.C., Main graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree i…
DIAMOND PAGE — Hymex reports on May production
An alluvial diamond mine in Guinea, West Africa, recovered 4,142 diamonds weighing a total of 2,177.7 carats during the month of May, reports operator Hymex Diamond (HMD-V).Of this total, 287 stones r…
Francisco drills in Mexico
To accelerate drilling, Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has mobilized a third rig to the Sauzal gold property in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The program is drill-Testing potential targets that extend immediately …
Philex acquires ground in Bicol gold mining district
A recent agreement sets the stage for Philex Gold (PGI-T) to explore and develop a 729-ha claim group in the Bicol gold district of the Philippines.Situated on Southern Luzon Island, 300 km southeast …
PEOPLE — OPACT (June 09, 1997)
William Armstrong, John Izquierdo and John Hancock appointed directors.
Lyon Lake drills Costa Rican play
Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) has wrapped up a 5,000-Metre reverse-circulation drill program on its Beta Vargas gold property, 150 km northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica.The program consisted of two phases. T…
PEOPLE — LUCKY BREAK GOLD (June 09, 1997)
Alfredo De Lucrezia appointed director.
PEOPLE — INT’L CONQUEST
Dilip Deshpande appointed director.
PEOPLE — GREYSTAR RES.
Paul Stein appointed director.
STOCK MARKETS — Resources drop on TSE as election pushes dollar higher — Base metals, golds off in quiet market, platinum group metals show strength
Merchandising, communications and consumer products showed strength on the Toronto Stock Exchange, though the resource industries were all lower during the report period ended June 3. The TSE 300 comp…
DIAMOND PAGE — Cypango Ventures recovers Yamba Lake diamonds
A series of sample batches from the newly discovered T-10 kimberlite in the central portion of the Yamba Lake property in the Northwest Territories yielded six macrodiamonds (exceeding 0.5 mm in at le…