DIAMOND PAGE — NAME CHANGE (October 05, 1998)
Royal Bay Gold (RBG-V) has changed its name to Featherstone Resources (FIT-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Index (October 05, 1998)
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Kori Kollo looks to expand — Battle Mountain sees mine as a model for Bolivian exploration
The prospect of diminishing reserves at the Kori Kollo mine, Bolivia’s largest gold producer, has spurred Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) to continue exploring the area for additional deposits.The compan…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Winspear adopts systematic approach
Winspear Resources (WSP-V) is showing no signs of letting up on its year-round schedule of diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories.Since 1992, the Vancouver-based junior and its partners have…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Mustang tests PGE potential at East Bull Lake
Magmatic deposits of platinum group elements (PGE) are among the world’s rarest mineral repositories, but, with the aid of academic and government research, Mustang Gold (MUST-C) is confident it can b…
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DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers aims drills at Gope
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has begun a mini-bulk sampling program at the Gope diamond prospect in Botswana, held by TNK Resources (TNKR-C).Thirty-eight large-diameter (8.5-inch) holes will b…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Black Hawk develops local talent
The string of exploration successes at the Limon project in northwestern Nicaragua is more a function of personnel than of exploration techniques, according to mine owner Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T).”Th…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — McVicar Minerals sets sights on Chinese potential
The notion, expressed by Kipling, that East is East and West is West is being increasingly challenged in today’s global economy. Indeed, the twain appear not only to be meeting but forming business de…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Industry contraction helps the big get bigger
London-based analysts Emil Morfett and Nigel Kieser of J.P. Morgan Securities expect that Rio Tinto (RTP-N) will use its financial muscle to acquire quality assets now available at reduced prices.”In …
DIAMOND PAGE — Fall drilling under way at Jericho
Partners Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and New Indigo Resources (NDR-A) have begun limited reconnaissance drilling in the central area of the Jericho property in the Northwest Territories.The property compr…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Kobex lists on Vancouver
Kobex Resources (KBX-V) has been called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. The Vancouver-based company raised $1.2 million in its initial public offering, which consisted of 2 million shares…