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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EXPLORATION 1999 – Sudbury Contact buys Tonkin Springs
Toronto-based Sudbury Contact Mines (SUD-T) has acquired a 60% interest in the Tonkin Springs gold project in the Battle Mountain trend of central Nevada.In exchange for the interest, the company (SC)…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — VSE breaks through 300 level; AG zooms on bid
Buoyed by a rise in gold and Homestake Mining’s takeover bid for Argentina Gold, the Vancouver Stock Exchange mining index broke through the 300-level over the report period March 3-9, to close at 311…
EXPLORATION 1999 – MEXICAN ROUNDUP — Cominco, Aurada drill Amapola
Partners Cominco (CLT-T) and Aurado Exploration (AEO-T) have renewed drilling at their Amapola polymetallic project in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi states.Nine reverse-circulation holes will test thr…
Meetings (March 15, 1999)
March 15, Aldridge March 15, Basm March 15, Black Pearl March 15, Cabo March 15, Jopec March 15, Scandia March 16, Citadel March 16, Kermode March 14-17 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada …
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 15, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,390 per tonne (Mar. 9/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 9/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.28 per lb. (Mar. 9/99).Chromiu…
METAL PRICES (March 15, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMar. 9Mar. 8Mar. 5Mar. 4…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Chesbar keeps on trucking in Venezuela gold camp
Undaunted by the withdrawal of a potential senior partner and armed with almost $1 million from a recent financing, Chesbar Resources (IND-V) continues to explore its 95-sq.-km property holdings in Ve…
Gabriel sizes up Rosia Montana
Toronto-based Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) reports a 70% boost to the mineral inventory at its Rosia Montana gold-silver deposit in Romania.The revised estimate is based on 51 drillholes spanning 8,750 m…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Queenston assembles land packages
Best known for concentrating its efforts in the Kirkland Lake area, Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has recently made deals to advance exploration on properties in other parts of the Abitibi.A joint venture …
Drills turn at three Abitibi base metal projects
Overshadowed by gold projects since the 1980s, base metal exploration in Eastern Canada’s Abitibi belt has gained a higher profile over the past two years as results have filtered out from new project…
Drilling shows continuity at Talavera Sur in Nicaragua
New drilling shows a resource shaping up at the Talavera Sur zone at the El Limon mine in northwestern Nicaragua, owned by Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T).Black Hawk has drilled eight holes on the Talavera …