PRODUCER PRICES (April 15, 1996)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US76-77 cents per lb. (March 22, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$1.85-2.00 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.05 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).CADMI…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
General Minerals drills Chilean porphyry system
Drill-testing of a copper-molybdenum porphyry system has wound down at General Minerals’ (TSE) Vizcachitas property, 80 km northeast of Santiago, Chile.In a previous drill program, all five holes enco…
Mispec starts exploration at Java gold property
The Jampang gold project in Java, Indonesia, is being explored by Mispec Resources (ME).The property comprises 7,700 hectares, within which substantial surface exploration has been carried out. Initia…
Gold zones confirmed at Moss Lake property
Results from the first 11 holes of winter drilling are confirming the presence of gold zones at Moss Lake Gold Mines’ (TSE) project near Shebandowan, Ont., The property was previously explored by the …
Canyon picks up Ethiopian licence
Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) has acquired another exploration licence in the Adola gold belt, this one north of the Lega Dembi gold mine in southern Ethiopia.The Meleka Abeba licence was issued to the co…
Tan Range drills the Itetemia project
Reverse-circulation drilling on the Itetemia project in Tanzania is returning anomalous gold and silver values for Tan Range Exploration (ASE).The company can earn a 90% interest in the property; JCI …
Ramrod drill-tests Sullivan-like target in B.C.
At the Vine property in southeastern British Columbia, Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) is drill-testing a massive sulphide target believed to be similar to Cominco’s nearby Sullivan orebody.Several hol…
Trivalence gains ground in W. Africa
Junior Trivalence Mining (VSE) has set its sights on a former-producing alluvial diamond mine in Guinea, West Africa.The company intends to acquire all the shares of privately owned First City Mining,…
PEOPLE (April 08, 1996)
ABACUS MINERALS — Ken Thornsen appointed director.ACE DEVELOPMENTS — Jacek Pawlowski appointed vice-president of finance and chief financial officer.ATNA RES. — Lukas Lundin appointed director; Nan…
Princeton gets nod for Huckleberry
Princeton Mining (TSE) has received federal approval to proceed with development of the Huckleberry open-pit copper mine near Houston, B.C.Princeton is developing the mine in concert with a consortium…
Exall buys stake in Hislop-Beatty
A final feasibility study at the Hislop-Beatty gold property near Matheson, Ont., has prompted Exall Resources (TSE) to buy a 60% interest from Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE).The remaining 40% is held by Glim…
Ego gets cash infusion
While the situation is improving, a slow start to cobalt sales from its recovery plant in Cobalt, Ont., has made it necessary for Ego Resources (TSE) to find money elsewhere.As a result, the company h…