THE NORTHERN MINER — Small Producers Index (April 19, 1999)
69.33 (+0.36)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Nunavut is born
On April 1, Canada’s Inuit population celebrated the realization of a longtime dream — the official birth of Nunavut, Canada’s first native-governed territory. But over the next few months, when the …
Argentina Gold expands zone
Aggressive drilling by Argentina Gold (ARP-V) at its Veladero project in northwestern Argentina has expanded the high-grade zone of the Filo Federico target.Results from holes 142 and 139, collared al…
OBITUARY — Robert Kupsch
Robert Kupsch, who retired in 1993 as Asarco’s vice-president of mining, died earlier this year. He was 71.Kupsch spent his entire career with Asarco. He joined the company’s New Mexico unit upon grad…
Vista improves forecast at Amayapampa project
With a refashioned feasibility study in hand, Vista Gold (VGZ-T) anticipates higher production from the Amayapampa project in central Bolivia.The company intends to boost daily throughput to 2,475 ton…
PEOPLE — Homestake Mining
Walter Segsworth appointed president and chief operating officer.
PEOPLE — Intertech Minerals
John Fraser appointed president and director; Rory Godinho appointed secretary; and Ralph Shearing and Michael Cytrynbaum appointed directors.
PEOPLE — Manhattan Minerals
John Lamacraft appointed director.
PEOPLE — San Andreas Resources
Barry Ching appointed director.
PEOPLE — United Carina Resources
John Dennis Harvey appointed vice-president of exploration and director.
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Mines are where you find them — Apples and oranges
Not everyone agrees that the “Living Legacy” initiative is good news for northern Ontario’s multi-billion-dollar exploration and mining industry, despite the positive spin placed on the land-planning …
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Gold industry transforms
The years 1997 and 1998 were trying times for the U.S. gold industry. Gold prices fell to an 18-year low and were clearly the driving force behind changes in the industry. This price decline spurred e…