PEOPLE — BONAVENTURE RES.
Richard Burr appointed chief operating officer.
News
ODDS’N’SODS — A Red Lake pioneer
Prospector George Campbell’s discovery, in late 1944, of rich, visible gold on the south shore of Balmer Lake, near the town of Red Lake, caused a gold rush to northeastern Ontario.In addition to the …
COMMENTARY — Mining and rural Canada
Andy Mitchell is member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ontario, and chairman of the federal Standing Committee on Natural Resources, which is holding hearings on issues related to the developm…
PEOPLE — KALIMANTAN GOLD (June 10, 1996)
Murray Clapham appointed director and president; Raymond Lee appointed director and vice-president of finance; Mansur Geiger appointed director and vice-president of exploration; David Shaw, Konrad Ba…
PEOPLE — BARD SILVER & GOLD
Donald Sheldon appointed chairman and Eugene Beukman appointed president.
EDITORIAL PAGE — Natives and Voisey’s Bay
A few decades ago, The Northern Miner might have jumped all over the Labrador Inuit Association for the position it has taken on the proposed development of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt depos…
Policy on staff investing (June 10, 1996)
It is the ongoing policy of The Northern Miner that no staff writers or editors are permitted to write about securities they own, engage in short-selling or take part in initial public offerings and p…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Manitoba spending was understated
Recently, The Northern Miner reported preliminary exploration expenditures for 1996 in Canada, which included an estimate that the expenditure in Manitoba would be $33.2 million (T.N.M., March 13/96)….
Detour Lake and Roncanville capture mine safety awards
Placer Dome was among several companies to receive a John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy at the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, held in Edmonton, Alta.The c…
Tombstone adds to its Honduran holdings
Subject to the completion of a due diligence review, Tombstone Explorations (TSO-T) has acquired the Agua Fria mine project in Honduras from Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N).Tombstone is paying Battle Mou…
PEOPLE — GOLDMAX RES. (June 10, 1996)
Graham Dowland appointed president and director.
PEOPLE — GOLDEN TREASURE
Allan Williams appointed president and director; Christen Dempster and Ian Ross appointed directors.