I would like to echo the comments made by Jean-Pierre Thomassin in his recent letter to the editor (T.N.M., April 21/97). The Northern Miner’s coverage of the Bre-X Minerals saga has been absolutely t…
Toronto-based TNK Resources (TNKR-C) has drilled into two kimberlite pipes on its wholly owned Gope prospect in the Kaapvaal craton of central Botswana.The company drilled two holes, spaced 50 metres …
I have been a subscriber to The Northern Miner for about four years and I am appalled at the pathetic reporting on International Precious Metals (T.N.M., April 28/97).It is obvious that The Miner has …
Diamond explorer Cypango Ventures (CAV-V) has dropped its option to earn a 51% interest in the Afridi Lake property in the Northwest Territories.During a drilling program last spring, Cypango intersec…
Franz Johnston, one of Canada’s Group of Seven painters, had a love of the Canadian north and spent the winter of 1938-39 painting at a remote mining camp above the Arctic Circle.In late 1938, mining …
Northeast of Camsell Lake, at the Mackay-Back Lakes diamond project in the Northwest Territories, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) is drill-Testing high-priority geophysical targets.Six key kimberlite-in…
Botswana Diamondfields (BWO-V) is considering resuming production at its idle Rovic diamond mine in Botswana following an accident last year, which killed 20 workers.The company says mining of the rem…
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The Saskatchewan government has given its consent to Saskatoon-based Cameco (CCO-T) to develop the McArthur River uranium project.Situated 620 km north of Saskatoon, the project has a resource of 416 …
Low gold prices and preliminary results of a feasibility study have forced Lone Star Explorations (LSE-V) to put off construction of its Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia.The Australian company says …
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