Green light flashes for Briggs
Federal and state authorities have granted environmental approval to the Briggs gold project in southeastern California.Owner Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) will begin construction as soon as all other per…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Meetings (June 19, 1995)
MEETINGSJune 26, Armada GoldJune 26, AsquithJune 26, Blue RibbonJune 26, Columbia YukonJune 26, CondorJune 26, Eden Expl.June 26, Gulf Int’lJune 26, Int’l Silver RidgeJune 26, Patrician GoldJune 26, R…
Illegal mining practices cause deaths at Albino mine
Illegal mining activity at Crystallex International’s (VSE) Albino gold mine in Venezuela caused the collapse of a wall in the Conductora pit.At least three miners died as a result.Crystallex expects …
Pattern detected at Salvadoran play
Additional drill results from the Salvadoran project known as El Dorado suggest a pattern of increasing grade with increasing depth, Mirage Resource (TSE) reports.At the Coyatera North prospect, holes…
Metals Commentary — Physical metal markets flex muscles
Member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development are wallowing in a mixture of high interest rates and artificially low inflation, deficits and unemployment. All the while,…
Global Pacific pursues Chinese copper connection
A joint venture with a Chinese mining company provides Global Pacific Minerals (VSE) with a 51% interest in an advanced-staged copper-gold-silver project in Anhui province.Global is among the first fo…
Sudbury conference sheds light on acid mine drainage
The federal government will release an official policy paper to show that it is committed to the goal of “sustainable development” with respect to mining.The announcement was made by Brent St. Denis, …
Uranerz drilling Nevada ground
A 3,000-ft. program of reverse-circulation drilling is under way on the Slaven Canyon South property in Nevada’s Crescent Valley.Takla Star Resources (ASE) is earning a 26.8% interest from Uranerz USA…
COMMENTARY — Mining reform and the role of small miners
The World Bank’s recent study of mining in Latin America has concluded that the open-sector policies and open economies currently in place have succeeded in comparison with the nationalistic policies …
East Africa Gold outlines gold resource at Buckreef
Drilling at the Buckreef property in Tanzania continues to return encouraging gold values for East Africa Gold (VSE). The program is testing the downdip and strike extent of shear-hosted gold minerali…
Newmont provides model for international mine financing
In October, 1990, Joseph Kowalik, a senior geologist with Newmont Gold (NYSE), visited the mammoth Murantau open-pit gold mine in this Central Asian republic and immediately recognized the potential r…
Battle Mountain hunts for Idaho gold
Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) is exploring for the yellow metal on its Morning Glory project in east-central Idaho.The major can earn a 60% interest in the property from Formation Capital (VSE) by spend…