Gold adds to Tambo Grande
Results from 41 diamond drill holes on the TG-1 deposit at Tambo Grande, in northern Peru, have confirmed extensions to sulphide and oxide portions of the deposit and revealed a significant gold conte…
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Resource grows at Timmins project
The Hoyle Township project owned by Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) east of Timmins, Ont., has a substantial gold resource and could be economic at improved gold prices, according to a recent report.The stu…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Maude Lake and Sirios option property
Juniors Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) and Sirios Resources (SOI-M) have optioned to Falconbridge (FL-T) their 672-ha base metal property in Quebec’s Lac Rocher region.Falconbridge can acqui…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Gold sales fly in face of logic
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa condemns the method and timing of gold sales by the British government, which commenced with the public auction of 25 tonnes of gold by the Bank of England (BOE) o…
Twin Gold eyes discovery
A tidewater diamond discovery in northern Quebec’s Ungava region has caught the eye of Twin Gold (TWG-T), a junior best known for its Atlanta gold project in Idaho.Twin Gold intends to test a dozen Gr…
Placer, CVG mothball Las Cristinas
Placer Dome (PDG-T) and partner Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana have halted construction of the Las Cristinas gold mine in Venezuela as a result of dismal gold markets.The site will be put on care a…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Niocan improves niobium recovery
Testing by Quebec’s Centre de Recherches Minerales has boosted recovery rates at the S-60 niobium deposit owned by Niocan (NIO-M) near Oka, Que.Rates increased to 78% from 75%, and reagent costs were …
Manitoba passes registration law
Manitoba has joined the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and New Brunswick in passing legislation requiring geologists to be registered professionally.The n…
Boost for Meadowbank
Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) continues to release results from infill drilling completed earlier this year at its Meadowbank gold project, 70 km north of Baker Lake, Nunavut.The latest figures are fro…
OBITUARY — Richard “Dick” Roberts
Richard Roberts, a former special editions editor for The Northern Miner, has died. He was 85.Roberts began his career in journalism following his service with the First Canadian Army in Europe during…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — From mine to shop floor — Business adds value
Visitors to Vancouver can be overheard marveling at the city’s natural beauty, even when it rains. The trees, the mountains and the ships slipping in and out of the harbour create a scenic splendor fe…
Global Markets conference postponed
“Global Emerging Markets: London 1999”, an investment conference slated for mid-September of this year in London, England, has been postponed until Sept. 18 and 19, 2000.The organizers of the event, I…