PEOPLE — GREAT WESTERN GOLD (September 16, 1996)
Raymond Mullaney appointed director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — INFINITE RES.
Frances Morrison elected director.
Drilling expands Copper Rand mine
Underground drilling is expanding the Copper Rand gold-copper mine, just south of Chibougamau, Que.MSV Resources (MSV-T) reports that hole 36R-284 cut the mine’s No. 1 and No. 3 horizons, plus another…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The fall guy
U.S. President Bill Clinton told delegates attending the recent Democratic Party convention that his administration “had saved Yellowstone Park from mining.” Next, he assured delegates that his admini…
LITERATURE REVIEW SPECIAL — Battle Mountain and Normandy eye Vera-Nancy gold mine
Equal partners Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) and Normandy Mining intend to develop the Vera-Nancy project near the Pajingo complex in Queensland, Australia.The projected capital cost of US$40 million i…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Tiomin, Soquem hit nickel near Sept-Iles
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) and its joint-venture partner, the Quebec Crown corporation Soquem, have discovered several nickel-bearing, disseminated and massive sulphide targets at the Annic project nort…
Canada’s first wollastonite plant under construction in Quebec
Owner Orleans Resources (OLS-M) has hired Cambior (CBJ-T) to build Canada’s first wollastonite processing plant, in St-Ludger-de-Milot, Que.Orleans Chairman Jean-Guy Masse says the plant is expected t…
ODDS’N’SODS — Scout’s honor
The local Boy Scout troop at Ontario’s Red Lake camp traditionally held their annual campout on a beach on the northern shore of Red Lake. The beach could be reached only by water, and had a reputatio…
LITERATURE REVIEW SPECIAL — Oroperu drilling gold properties
The acquisition of Arequipa Resources and its Pierina gold deposit by Bar- rick Gold (ABX-T) has cast the spotlight on Peru’s mineral potential. The major is also eyeing other projects in the country,…
LITERATURE REVIEW SPECIAL — Great Lakes funds work at Palmarito
Toronto-listed Great Lakes Minerals (GKM-T) has secured US$1 million in financing for its Palmarito silver-gold project in Mexico’s Sinaloa state.Repadre Capital (RPD-T) will provide the funds in retu…
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…
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…