PEOPLE (October 21, 1991)
Donald Currie appointed director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Teck hits zinc-gold zone at Tache
Surface sampling by Teck (TSE) has identified a massive sulphide horizon on the Tache Lake property just outside the town of Chibougamau, Que. Labelled the East zone, the new horizon has been exposed …
Diamond sampling at Guyana project
Preliminary bulk testing of diamond-bearing gravels on a 400-sq.-km Guyana concession optioned by South American Goldfields (TSE) from Golden Star Resources (TSE) commenced recently. Approximately 25 …
Vancouver Stock Exchange (October 14, 1991)
Despite the odd pocket of excitement and an upward move in gold bullion toward the US$360 mark, the resource index continued its slide toward the 500-point level, closing the week ended Oct. 8 at 514….
Eden Roc expects production from Ivory Coast before ’92
Eden Roc Minerals (ASE), the 67% owned subsidiary of Marshall Minerals (TSE), is preparing to bring its Ivory Coast, West Africa, gold project into production after securing $5.3 million in loans and …
Gold Ridge funding
Funding is now available to complete the mine development and begin operations at the Wingdam placer gold project in the Cariboo mining division of British Columbia, Gold Ridge Resources (VSE) announc…
OBITUARY (October 14, 1991)
Well-known mining engineer Tilmer (Tim) Waterland of Delta, B.C., died recently. He was 90. His career involved positions at a number of mines in British Columbia, including Copper Mountain, Anyox, Pr…
PROFILE (October 14, 1991)
Whenever analysts or investors talk about silver, they think of Idaho-based Hecla Mining, which is celebrating its centenary this year. The company’s pride of place, the Lucky Friday mine near Mullan,…
Freeport seeks to extend mining contract in Indonesia
A new contract of work being negotiated with the Indonesian government would allow Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE) of Louisiana, to mine and explore a large a…
Drifting ongoing at Sleeping Giant
Drifting which began in July continues on the 770-, 970- and 1,360-ft. levels at the Sleeping Giant gold project north of Amos, Que., to test the continuity of mineralized areas 1,000 ft. north of the…
Lenora to test Mexican property
An option to earn a 51% interest in the optioned interest of Vanderbilt Gold Corp. in the La Dura gold property in the Mulatos mining district of Sonora, Me., has been acquired by Greater Lenora Resou…
Guest Column (October 14, 1991)
At least 25% of Canadians live in rural, often remote, single-industry communities. The 115 communities dependent on the minerals and metals industry alone contributed 4.5% of Canada’s Gross Domestic …