EXPLORATION ’93 — Northgate offer
Shareholders of Northwest Gold (USOTC) will be offered one common share of Northgate Exploration (TSE) in exchange for 15 class-A subordinate voting shares of Northwest.The offer will not be open to N…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EXPLORATION ’93 — Geologists discover the fine art of
Gemmologist Donald Goodger is in demand. Ever since diamonds were discovered in the Northwest Territories, he has been fielding queries from those eager to join in the search for Canada’s first diamon…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Native elder leader recalls prospecting in
As a prospector, Art John, Sr. has been around the block more than a few times. “Almost 50 years for different companies all the time,” recalls the respected Kaska Indian elder. “I just take it easy n…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Azco permit approved for Sanchez copper
Azco Mining (TSE) has received approval of its final environmental impact statement for the Sanchez project near Safford, Ariz. Azco originally submitted a plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Man…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Mitsubishi to market smelting process
Mitsubishi Materials is granting Japanese parent Mitsubishi the exclusive right to market the company’s continuous copper-smelting and converting process and related equipment. Patented in the mid-197…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Cobalt testing laboratory runs out of
During the past five years, the Temiskaming Testing Laboratory (TTL) in Cobalt has struggled without success to find a new role for itself and, as of Sept. 1 of this year, will be placed on a care-and…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Record TVX output boosts earnings
A 45% increase in gold and gold equivalent production helped TVX Gold (TSE) earn US$10.4 million, or 8 cents per share, in 1992. This compares with $6.4 million or 5 cents per share in 1991. Last year…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Royalties can be a gold mine in
Royalties — a cold chill to the producer but gravy to the royalty-holder. It all started in the days when the king owned the land and all that therein lay. And while royal personages have all but van…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Geological tour of copper, gold deposits
Sixteen geologists from Canada, the U.S., Australia and Chile investigated copper and gold deposits of the Tucson-La Caridad-Hermosillo triangle of Arizona and Mexico last February. What follows is a …
EXPLORATION ’93 — Newfoundland weathering exploration
“I’m hanging in there, that’s all you can do these days,” says Peter Dimmell, a mineral consultant and spokesman for Newfoundland and Labrador Explorationists (NALE), a group representing miners, pros…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Falco earnings up in 1992
Nickel-producer Falconbridge, which is half-owned by Noranda (TSE) and Trelleborg of Sweden, earned $29 million in 1992, compared with $21 million in 1991. Revenues in 1992 fell to $1.65 billion from …
Awards presented at Mining Week
For the fourth straight year, the Highland Valley Copper mine has been honored as British Columbia’s safest mine. The award was presented during the province’s Mining Week by Mines Minister Anne Edwar…