Trivalence continues streak
Contributions from the recently opened Palmietgat mine in South Africa have enabled Trivalence Mining (TMI-V) to chalk up its sixth straight increase in quarterly diamond production.Trivalence owns a …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Strongbow cuts massive sulphides at Avoca project
Vancouver — Initial results from a 7-hole drill program targeting the Carbonate zone at the Avoca massive-sulphide project in Ireland has returned encouraging values for operator Strongbow Resources …
Partners find zinc at Bambas in Peru
Vancouver — Mapping and sampling by equal partners Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) and Inco (N-T) have uncovered significant zinc mineralization at the Lince property in southern Peru. The property is part…
Wawa area yields more diamonds
Activity at two separate projects continue to demonstrate the diamond potential of the Wawa area of northern Ontario.At the GQ property, Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has picked another 279 diamonds from…
Gitennes aims drills at Blacktop
Vancouver-based Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) is awaiting permits to carry out preliminary drilling on the Blacktop polymetallic massive sulphide showing, situated on the Fox property, 26 km north of M…
Tenke hits hot holes at Filo del Sol in high Andes
Vancouver — Reverse-circulation drilling by Tenke Mining (TNK-T) has cut impressive copper-silver-gold mineralization on the 264-sq.-km Vicuna property, which straddles the border between Chile and A…
Goldcorp revises Red Lake forecast
Higher head grades have prompted Goldcorp (G-T) to increase its 2001 production forecast for the Red Lake mine in Ontario.The mine, which re-entered commercial production on Jan. 1, is now expected to…
Correction (January 22, 2001)
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has placed the Cerro Casale gold-copper project on hold because of low gold prices. However, the major still holds the right to acquire a 51% stake in the Chilean project owned joi…
News – 22-JAN-01 (January 22, 2001)
PEOPLE (January 22, 2001)
Alcan Aluminium — William Blundell appointed interim president and CEO.Nord Pacific — Leland Erdahl appointed director, chairman, president and CEO.Tan Range — Oliver Lennox-King, Albe…
Wallbridge sees continuity in Parkin nickel project
Drilling by Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) on the Parkin dyke, 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ont., is indicating that known mineralization is continuous at depth and that the mineralized zones may plunge to t…
Undermining gold
After investigating the sale of a substantial portion of the United Kingdom’s gold reserves, Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that the auction method used was more suitable than the…