De Beers calls for action
De Beers Consolidated Mines has sent a letter to diamond associations and exchanges, urging them to prohibit the use of “conflict diamonds” in Africa.The term refers to diamonds that are stolen from l…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Korean conflict benefits base metals
JULY 1950Commodities closely associated with the Far East have been soaring in price. Tin has risen 15 since the Korean affair started.Meanwhile, the Chinese have cut off shipments of tungsten to the…
Houston tests Pakeagama Lake
Check assaying of channel and grab samples from the Pakeagama Lake property in northwestern Ontario is confirming the potential of a rare-metal-bearing pegmatite for Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V).The hi…
Newmont takes on Black Hawk gold concessions
Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) has dealt an option to Newmont Mining (NEM-T) under which the big gold miner can earn a majority interest in exploration concessions around Black Hawk’s Limon mine in Nicarag…
St. Elias targets Prospecto Lado
An ongoing channel-sampling program on the Cueva Blanca gold property in Peru is allowing St. Elias Minerals (SLI-V) to enhance a promising new gold zone.Situated south of the Zona Verde prospect, whi…
White Knight drills project
White Knight Resources (WKR-V) will conduct a 15,000-ft., 10-hole drilling program at the Squaw Creek gold project, in the northern part of Nevada’s Carlin trend.The US$300,000-campaign will be funded…
Placer’s Getchell eyed as long-term low-cost producer
Despite controversy surrounding last year’s acquisition of Getchell Gold, Placer Dome (PDG-T) is confident the Getchell property in northwestern Nevada will be a valuable long-term asset.The major is …
Pacific Rim bullish on Luicho
A further 525 cliff-face samples taken by Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) from the Luicho project in Peru are confirming the continuity of gold mineralization at the Luicho prospect.The prospect, an epithe…
EVENTS (June 26, 2000)
July 24-27 Blasting Analysis Int’l — “2000 High-Tech Seminar.” Delta Orlando Resort Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Tel: (610) 530-7415. Fax: (610) 395-5552. E-mail: blastinganalysis@worldnet.att.netAug. 7 Nati…
Expatriate hits on WOL claims, adds ground to Islena
Drilling by Expatriate Resource (EXR-V) has intersected the downdip extension of the Wolverine deposit on the newly acquired WOL claims in the Finlayson Lake district of the Yukon.The first hole drill…
Joubin editorial sparks interest
The editorial about Franc Joubin in your May 29-June 4 issue was of particular interest to me because I was just reviewing the proofs for my latest literary effort, A Place For Gold, which is soon to …
Diamonds fuel prosperity
The diamond industry went through a rough patch a few years ago when sales dipped because of weak demand and the Asian crisis. It’s now celebrating a 44% increase in sales of rough gems, while, at the…