PEOPLE –ROCHESTER
D. Campbell, Gary Liu, Ronnie Doman, Victor Erickson and Roger Nickel appointed directors.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — MIRAMAR MINING (November 25, 1996)
Brian Labadie appointed senior vice-president of operations.
Australia strives for record gold output
According to a Melbourne-based mining consulting firm, Australia is on-track to produce a record 290 tonnes of gold this year, up from 253.7 tonnes in 1995.The country produced 73 tonnes of the yellow…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Royal Oak sets record straight on Pelangio deal
The terms of a deal between Royal Oak Mines and Pelangio Larder Lake Mines were incorrectly stated in the article “Exall, Glimmer cut ribbon on Ontario Gold Project” (T.N.M., Nov. 11/96).In the Nighth…
BHP reports find at Taca-Taca play
Australian-owned BHP Minerals reports encouraging results from a drill program aimed at testing a large, coincident, copper-gold anomaly in the middle of the Taca-Taca (Lower) porphyry project in Arge…
Wheaton seeks funds for Golden Bear mine
In an effort to reopen the Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has retained the services of an independent financial group to assist it in obtaining a loa…
Trillion rolls up sleeves in Zimbabwe
Regulatory approvals are in place for Trillion Resources (TLQ-T) to acquire the Indarama property, a 16-sq.-km package of mining leases near Kwekwe in south-central Zimbabwe.Trillion is conducting a $…
Nevsun expands Tabakoto project
Drill results from the Tabakoto gold project in western Mali reveal increasing grades and widths at depth, particularly in the central part of the Main zone.Nevsun Resources (NSU-T), which owns 90% of…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Better a carrot than a stick
Environmental groups have long criticized government policies aimed at encouraging companies to reduce greenhouse gases from their operations voluntarily. The prevailing view is that nothing will happ…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Guyanor advances Dachine prospect
At the Dachine diamond property in French Guiana, bulk sampling by Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T) and Australian-owned BHP Minerals is nearing completion.Since August, the partners have collected 207 to…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Archangel expands Russian pipe
Junior Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) continues to size up pipe 441 at its 40%-held Verkhotina diamond project in northwestern Russia.The latest results from hole 46 include the recovery of a gem-quality, …
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (November 25, 1996)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneDateNov. 19Nov. 18Nov. 15Nov. 14Nov. 13…