EDITORIAL PAGE — Natives and Voisey’s Bay
A few decades ago, The Northern Miner might have jumped all over the Labrador Inuit Association for the position it has taken on the proposed development of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt depos…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Policy on staff investing (June 10, 1996)
It is the ongoing policy of The Northern Miner that no staff writers or editors are permitted to write about securities they own, engage in short-selling or take part in initial public offerings and p…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Manitoba spending was understated
Recently, The Northern Miner reported preliminary exploration expenditures for 1996 in Canada, which included an estimate that the expenditure in Manitoba would be $33.2 million (T.N.M., March 13/96)….
Detour Lake and Roncanville capture mine safety awards
Placer Dome was among several companies to receive a John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy at the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, held in Edmonton, Alta.The c…
OBITUARY — Douglas Bent
Douglas Bent, a prominent mining engineer in Timmins, Ont., and other North American camps, has died. He was 83.Mr. Bent graduated from the Dalhousie University School of Civil Engineering in 1935 bef…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Diamonds recovered at Fort la Corne
Diamonds were recovered in selected samples from four of the first eight holes drilled this past winter at the Fort la Corne project in Saskatchewan..YThe project is a joint venture among Kensington R…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Nora Exploration acquires ground in Ghana
Already a force in gold and diamond exploration in Ghana, Nora Exploration (NXI-M) has acquired the 28-sq.-km Pramkese concession there.The property is immediately south of Nora’s Kade concession, alo…
Naxos assays come under scrutiny
The Alberta Stock Exchange has requested that Naxos Resources (NXR-A) conduct an independent audit of the drilling, sampling and assaying procedures performed at the company’s Franklin Lake properties…
BHP Minerals, Dia Met advance NWT Diamonds
An environmental assessment review panel is expected to submit its final report on the NWT Diamonds project to the federal government for its approval.The project, situated near Lac de Gras in the Nor…
Hecla, Santa Fe to develop Rosebud deposit
Two American majors plan jointly to develop Rosebud, a high-grade, underground gold deposit 50 miles west of Winnemucca, Nev.Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) will form a 50-50 joi…
Drilling turns up copper, gold
Drilling at the Samarskoye project, 40 miles north of Karaganda in central Kazakhstan, continues to deliver copper-gold values for Kazakhstan Minerals (KMC-T).Five rigs are drilling off a large porphy…
DIAMOND PAGE — Namco sizes up sea-floor diamond assets
An independent evaluation of the Koichab sea-floor diamond prospect of Namco (NMR-V) has been released.A consulting firm reports an inferred resource of 2.4 million carats in a 3.85-sq.-km portion of …