Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Kimberley sampling yields diamonds

The bulk sampling program at the Blina project of Kimberley Diamond (KDC-V) has yielded 42 diamonds thus far.The project is situated in West Kimberley, South Africa.Kimberley recovered one stone weigh…



Loose rock sensor wins recognition

Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) and HDRK Mining Research are the joint recipients of the 1996 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine for inventing an instrument used to detect loose rock in mines.In tests, th…


Golden Bear tests Indonesian prospect

Junior Golden Bear Minerals (GB-V) is encouraged by results from an 8-hole drill program on the Beruang Mas South project in southern Sumatra, Indonesia.In addition, a closely spaced geophysical progr…


IMPACT Minerals gains ground in Dominican Republic

Junior IMPACT Minerals (IPT-V) has entered into two separate option agreements with Energold Mining (EGD-V) on properties in the Dominican Republic.IMPACT can earn a 60% interest in the Majagual conce…


Indochina revises plans for Monywa

Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) intends to reduce capital costs and speed up construction at its Monywa open-pit copper project in central Myanmar.The company hopes to cut costs by about US$35 million by…


EDITORIAL PAGE — Payoff time

The Great Depression of the 1930s still evokes images of soup lines, stock-market casualties, bankruptcies and mortgage foreclosures, topped off by one of the worst droughts in Canadian history.Canada…


PRODUCER PRICES (November 04, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,372.50 per tonne (Oct. 29, 1996), alloy US$1,250 per tonne (Oct. 25, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,050 per tonne (Oct. 29, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free m…



Teck explores Barry gold property

Senior producer Teck (TEK-T) will explore the Barry gold property in northwestern Quebec.The property consists of 111 contiguous claims in three blocks and is held under option by juniors Murgor Resou…


David Bell eyes Hemlo gold prospect

The geologist who discovered the first Hemlo gold deposit in 1981 has set his sights on the 134-claim White Lake property in the east Hemlo area of western Ontario.David Bell heads up CaribGold Resour…


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