Index (October 04, 1999)
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Guyana Gold active in Nunavut
The acquisition of a 159,000-ha project in Nunavut has provided Guyana Goldfields (CGFI-C) with numerous high-grade, copper-silver targets.The Toronto-based junior believes the project area is geologi…
Companies (October 04, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAltoro GoldAnglo AmericanAnglogoldArchon MineralsAsarcoAscot ResourcesAshanti GoldfieldsAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBirim GoldfieldsBrok…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Nevada Pacific works Carlin
Drilling by Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) at its South Carlin property in Nevada has confirmed the presence of a large hydrothermal system.Partial assays from the 3-hole, 6,480-ft. program show elevated…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Hungry Hill deal nixed
The Hungry Hill option agreement between equal partners Celtic Minerals (CME-A), Jilbey Explorartion (JLB-M) and Rio Algom (ROM-T) has been terminated. The agreement covered 292 claims totallin…
Campbell digs down: new shaft to reach deeper mineralization
Northern Ontario is well-known for its lode gold mines, but few can claim as illustrious a career as Campbell of Placer Dome (PDG-T).Developed in the 1940s, at the height of the Red Lake staking rush,…
Flotation tests bump Big Whopper recoveries
Bench-scale mineral dressing tests on 100-kg samples from the Separation Rapids pegmatite deposit in northwestern Ontario indicate lithium recoveries and grades that are comparable to the high-quality…
Gold rockets past US$300 mark — European banks, IMF set long-term policies
To the delight of gold miners and their shareholders worldwide, gold prices broke the US$300-per-oz. barrier in the last week of September as both the European Central Bank and the International Monet…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Platinum-palladium exploration heats up
With metal prices recovering slightly, several juniors are exploring for platinum and palladium north of the 49th Parallel.Following a private placement, Mustang Minerals (MMIN-C) is in the midst of a…
PEOPLE — Buddha Res. (October 04, 1999)
Sean Tan appointed president and director; Shallendra Singh and Corrine Claridge appointed directors.
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Boyles opens South American office
Drilling supplier JKS Boyles has opened a distribution office in Chile in order to reduce Canadian shipments to contractors working in the region.The office also will supply firms working in Peru, Arg…
Pacific Rim advances San Francisco project — Also acquiring Peruvian gold project
Junior Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) is encouraged by results from first-phase drilling at its wholly owned San Francisco project in northwestern Argentina.Two of the holes, Nos. 12 and 13, were designed…