COMMENTARY — Crucial year for Canadian mining
This year will be crucial for Canadian mining, says Dennis Prince, an ambassador for “Keep Mining in Canada” and the director of international exploration for Falconbridge. The “Keep Mining in Canada”…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL PAGE — A milestone for The Miner
This issue of The Northern Miner marks the first in our 81st year of weekly publication. It also marks another milestone, the opening of a new editorial bureau in Denver, Colorado, and the launch of T…
Murgor drilling hits gold but fails to impress market
The first hole completed by Murgor Resources (VSE) at its 14-claim Barry Twp. property in northwestern Quebec intersected gold mineralization. Market players, however, were less than impressed. Hole M…
Louvicourt mine on track
Having unraveled some of the structural complexities of the orebody, Aur Resources (TSE) is preparing to cut the ribbon on Canada’s newest copper producer. The Louvicourt mine, discovered in 1989 and …
EXPLORATION ’95 — Diamond study is optimistic
Brokerage firm Yorkton Securities has released its second review of the world’s diamond industry. (The first was published in 1993 in the midst of the Northwest Territories diamond rush.) The review a…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Homestake options Russian project
During the course of a corporate life that spans more than a century, Homestake Mining (NYSE) has transformed itself into one of the world’s largest gold producers by building on the cornerstone of it…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Plata to focus on Argentine gold and zinc
Gold and copper are not the only commodities being pursued in Argentina. Newly listed Plata Mining (ASE) intends to focus on the historic Hualilan gold property in San Juan province. But the junior al…
EXPLORATION ’95 — TVI explores Rapu Rapu property in
A drill program to test the metallurgical qualities of a gold-bearing massive sulphide deposit in the Philippines is being completed by TVI Pacific (ASE). Drilling will be completed on the Ungay-Malab…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Value of Canada’s mineral production rises
The latest figures released by Canada’s minister of natural resources, Anne McLellan, show a 9.1% increase in the total value of Canada’s mineral production in 1994 compared with 1993. Preliminary est…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Illegal miners eye Norcan concessions in
Companies interested in Venezuela’s gold potential are particularly attracted to areas worked by illegal local miners, called garimpieros, as this work provides a good indication of prospective target…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Cyprus exploring Southwin
Having made its 1995 option payment, Cyprus Canada will continue exploring Noble Peak Resources’ (ASE) Southwin gold project in the Northwest Territories. Later this year, Cyprus will carry out a US$4…
EXPLORATION ’95 — Great Lakes outlines tonnage at Palmarito
Having completed a 23-hole drill program on its Palmarito silver-gold project in Sinaloa state, Mexico, Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) estimates a geological resource of 2.6 million tonnes grading 0.3 gra…