Conger heads up World Gold Council
Harry Conger, chairman of Homestake Mining, was elected chairman of the World Gold Council during its annual meeting held recently in Bangkok, Thailand.The council is an international organization for…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Eight inducted in Hall of Fame
The National Mining Hall of Fame will honor eight leaders in the American mining industry at its eighth annual banquet.Of the eight inductees, three are still living: Dr. Frederick Hauck (age 101), Si…
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PEOPLE — REPUBLIC GOLDFIELDS (August 14, 1995)
Michael De Rosa appointed chairman; Jack Belton appointed president; Uldis Abolins appointed vice-president.
TVX gains two Russian gold-silver deposits
Toronto-listed TVX Gold is attempting to diversify beyond Latin American gold production.In March, the company bought Greek-based Kassandra Mines for US$47 million, and, only last week, it acquired a …
YGC finds new zone at Ketza River
Exploration work at the Ketza River project in the Yukon has led to the identification of a new oxide zone between two previously mined-out orebodies.Property owner YGC Resources (VSE) is in the midst…
PEOPLE — CAMBIEX
Jean Depatie appointed president and chief executive officer.
Drill results expand Cerro San Pedro play
Results from five reverse-circulation drill holes at the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver deposit are providing encouragement to Metallica Resources (TSE).The best hole drilled on the property, which is ne…
New find near Kori Kollo
Drilling has revealed significant gold mineralization at Llallagua, a few kilometres from the Kori Kollo gold mine in Bolivia.Both projects are owned by Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE).Estimates for the L…
Pacific Rim strikes deal with Barrick
Barrick Gold (TSE) will buy up to 70% of Pacific Rim Mining’s (VSE) wholly owned Argentine subsidiary, setting the stage for expansion of the Diablillos gold-silver property.An aggressive program cons…
New board for New Brunswick Mining Association
John Martin, mine manager at Health Steele Mines, was recently named the new president of the New Brunswick Mining Association (NBMA).Martin says the province’s mining industry enjoyed generally posit…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The New Age, Sensitive Miner
The great mining men of yesteryear would be surprised, indeed shocked, by the modern-day complexities involved in bringing a mine into production.It is no longer sufficient simply to be concerned with…