Canadian BHP arm wins B.C. reclamation prize
The Canadian subsidiary of Broken Hill Proprietary has been awarded the 1997 British Columbia Mine Reclamation Award for its work at the Island Copper mine near Port Hardy.Once the third-largest coppe…
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 12, 1998)
107.16 (Sept 30/98 = 100)For an explanation of these new indices, see The Northern Miner’s Mining Indices…
Stillwater puts expansion on fast track — New tunnel to East Boulder expected to speed development
Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) is stepping up expansion plans at its namesake operation in southwestern Montana.The company had planned to boost platinum and palladium production to 1.3 million oz. per yea…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Alaskan mining sector strengthens
Exploration, development and production spending in Alaska topped $1.2 billion in 1997, up from $1 billion in 1996, according to figures released by the Department of Natural Resources.The report, ent…
Index (October 12, 1998)
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Drilling continues at Jericho project
The discovery hole into the recent kimberlite find at the Jericho project in the Northwest Territories pulled 92.5 metres of kimberlite from the land-based Contwoyto-1 target between a downhole depth …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — The Northern Miner’s Mining Indices
This week we introduce our own indices of market performance in the mining sector: The Northern Miner North American Mining Index and The Northern Miner Small Producers Index both of which can be foun…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 12, 1998)
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Scoping study points to Camsell Lake’s potential
Preliminary results of a scoping study of the NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke at the Camsell Lake property in the Northwest Territories suggest that the potential economics of the project are strong.Wins…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Getting the house in order
In 1925, I was finishing a job for Longyear in West Virginia and, at the same time, looking for work in Canada.A.D. Wentworth, a Boston mining engineer, offered me a job at what was known as the W.A.D…
PEOPLE — Latitude
John Carden appointed president and director; Donald Ranta appointed director.
PEOPLE — Bolivar Goldfields (October 12, 1998)
Juan Francisco Clerico appointed director.