EDITORIAL PAGE — There’s no place like home
Canada’s globe-trotting geologists have found that there is no place like home when it comes to the geologic information routinely made available to help them make economic mineral discoveries.Few oth…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LABRADOR NEWS ROUNDUP — Castle Rock busy in Goose Bay
Surface prospecting and mapping are under way on ground held by Castle Rock Exploration (VSE) 150 km northwest of Goose Bay, Labrador.The company has identified and sampled several new mineralized gos…
Spot prices at a glance (July 10, 1995)
Wednesday, July 5Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$384.60-$4.70Silver*$5.07-$0.26Platinum*$434.00-$8.00Nickel**$3.91+$0.20Lead**$0.28$0.00Copper$1.40+$0.02Zinc$0.46$0.00Courtes…
INSIDER TRAIDING — Cons. Ramrod execs acquire shares
Three directors and senior officers of Consolidated Ramrod Gold acquired shares in April.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Robert Hunziker, senior officer, exercised optio…
INVESTMENT COMMENARY — Voisey Bay seen as tip of nickel iceberg
The Voisey Bay nickel-copper discovery in Labrador has already vaulted Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) into the big league, and Yorkton Securities believes the huge deposit represents only “a tiny tip …
Teck calculates resource for Voisey Bay deposit
Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) has released preliminary reserve calculations for the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in coastal Labrador.The reserves, minable by open-pit methods, are estimate…
Investment needed for steel industry
A new phase of investment is essential for growth in the stainless steel industry, says CRU International, an economic and business consultancy for the metals industries.Demand for stainless steel fla…
Mirage estimates a resource for its Salvadoran gold project
Consultants for Mirage Resource (TSE) have calculated a geological resource of 5.2 million tonnes grading 6.29 grams gold and 46.23 grams silver per tonne for the Salvadoran project known as El Dorado…
MNDM unveils computer aid system
Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has unveiled computer technology which will give Timmins-area clients electronic access to more than 1 million pages of mineral exploration documen…
Russia good as gold for Cyprus Amax
Far Eastern Russia is the site of the latest historic business agreement between the former Soviet Union and Western nations. The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) and the London-based Eur…
Exploration planned for Greenland
An option agreement with Platinova A/S (TSE) sets the stage for Cartaway Containers to earn a 50% interest in three mineral concessions on the west coast of Greenland.The claims were staked by Platino…
Cornucopia Res. to acquire gold producer in Arizona
The planned purchase of Addwest Minerals for US$22.3 million will give Cornucopia Resources (TSE) a 50,000-oz.-per-year gold producer.Addwest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Addington Resources (NASDAQ)…