ODDS’N’SODS — Wind claimed northern pilot
Some peoples’ lives are altered drastically or fatally by a strong gusting wind. This story concerns one such accident which occurred on a summer’s day at a small rail station on the CN Rail line, 75 …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Golden Bear gold mine continues in
The article “Troubled past is no longer an albatross around Golden Bear’s neck” (T.N.M., Sept. 20/93) did not mention Wheaton River Minerals, which owns 85% of North American Metals, owner of the Gold…
Salaries of top executives to become public knowledge
Major changes in Ontario securities regulations will require companies to disclose, individually and by name, the compensation paid to each of their top executives. “These changes put Ontario in the f…
OPINION — The changing world of finance
Four basic positive factors are driving change in the world of finance and will continue to shape events for years to come: technology, globalization, deregulation and demographics. The most important…
More gold is reported at Damoti Lake project
Further assay results from drilling at the Damoti Lake property, 150 km north of Yellowknife, N.W.T., have extended the previously discovered gold zone to the north. Athabaska Gold Resources (TSE), op…
MINING IN MEXICO — SX-EW copper production grows in
The fall in the copper price in recent months has refocused investors attention on the copper market. In discussions on the subject, a number of people have raised questions about solvent extraction-e…
MINING IN MEXICO — PROJECT ROUNDUP — Menora probes Estrella
A 775-acre gold property in the Mexican state of Zacatecas has open-pit, heap-leach potential, Menora Resources (ME) reports. The junior has spent $400,000 on its Estrella del Norte project (also know…
MINING IN MEXICO — Aurizon plans more la Reyna work
A US$200,000 work program was recently completed by Aurizon Mines (TSE) on its 140-sq.-km La Reyna copper-gold project in Sinaloa state, Mexico. The second-stage program involved geophysical and geoch…
MINING IN MEXICO — PROJECT ROUNDUP — Manganese industry
The Grupo Ferrominero S.A. consortium gained control earlier this year of most of Mexico’s manganese industry. The consortium bought Cia. Minera Autlan de C.V. and Ferroaleaciones de Mexico S.A. (Ferr…
MINING IN MEXICO — U.S. Congress debates NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) faces a rocky ride from the U.S. Congress as decision time nears. The tri-lateral trade pact among Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, scheduled to come into f…
MINING IN MEXICO — Manhattan adds to property portfolio
A feasibility study for the Moris gold deposit in Chihuahua state is expected by the end of this month. The open-pit, heap-leach project of Manhattan Minerals (VSE) is the most advanced in the company…
MINING IN MEXICO — PROJECT ROUNDUP — Campbell, Eldorado
Preparing for production by year-end at La Colorada, 50 km southeast of Hermosillo, Mexico, are Campbell Resources (TSE) and Eldorado (VSE). Eldorado is earning a 70% interest in the gold project from…