Articles by Northern Miner Staff

COMMENTARY — Ontario a world leader in mine safety

The Ontario Natural Resources Safety Association (ONRSA) is an organization that promotes health and safety in the forestry, mining, and pulp and paper communities through the delivery of programs and…


Barrick testing Diablillos

Gold-silver mineralization is evident in eight of the first 11 reverse-circulation holes drilled by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) on the Oculto zone at the Diablillos property in Argentina’s Salta province.Bar…


PRODUCER PRICES (September 09, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,473.50 per tonne (Sept. 3, 1996), alloy US$1,250 per tonne (Aug. 27, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,625 per tonne (Sept. 3, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free m…



Kinross and Pentland gain Falconbridge ground

A deal valued at $1.9 million will enable Kinross Gold (K-T) and its affiliate, Pentland Firth Ventures (PFO-T), to take over several gold properties in Ontario and Quebec from Falconbridge (FL-T).The…


Abacus expands Lookout zone at Niblack

Drilling on the Lookout zone at the Niblack project in southeastern Alaska has intersected up to three massive sulphide horizons over a strike length of 900 ft.Abacus Minerals (AMC-V) reports that fou…


Teck, Mansfield prove up copper play in Argentina

Trenching has enabled partners Teck (TEK-T) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) to prove up their Cerro Samenta copper porphyry property in Argentina.Initial geophysical work on the claim package identifie…


Lihir Gold makes progess in PNG

Lihir Gold (LIHRY-Q) is advancing the startup date for processing of oxide ore at its namesake mine in Papua New Guinea.Construction is nearly 40% complete, and early commissioning of the sulphide pro…


Aurizon inks deal to develop Douay West

An option agreement could see the Douay West gold deposit, northeast of Joutel, Que., enter production by mid-1998.Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) has signed a deal with owner Vior Mining Exploration (VIO-M), w…


Randgold gains stake in Malian gold mine

Randgold Resources, the exploration arm of South Africa’s Randgold group, has acquired the Malian subsidiary of BHP Holdings (International). The deal includes a 65% stake in Syama, a large Malian gol…




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