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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
High River advances Taparko
High River Gold (HRG-T) is nearing completion of an infill drilling program, part of a US$2-million feasibility study, at the Taparko gold project in northeastern Burkina Faso.The Toronto-based compan…
Mint offers new gold investment product
Following the release of a new silver coin for collectors, the Royal Canadian Mint has rendered a 1-oz. gold wafer for investors.The 24-carat item is 40.2 mm long, 24.2 mm wide and 1.717 mm thick. The…
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Stillwater reports rosy second quarter
Record production and earnings made for a profitable second quarter for Stillwater Mining (SWC-X), though its hedging policy kept the company from reaching the maximum value of its namesake platinum-p…
Lomas Bayas produces copper
Boliden (BOL-T) has passed a development milestone by producing the first copper cathode at the Lomas Bayas mine in northern Chile.The US$244-million Lomas Bayas project, one the key assets acquired b…
Samax reports gold find in Congo
Samax Gold (SMX-T) has intersected what it describes as significant gold mineralization at its 85%-owned Mougongo prospect in Congo.Drill hole 4 cut 28.5 metres grading 3.7 grams of the yellow metal (…
Poplar buys into South African diamond projects
Vancouver-based Poplar Resources (PPX-V) has branched into South Africa by acquiring a 45% interest in Savannah Diamondfields, the main assests of which are the Aardvark and Barkly West diamond projec…
Golden Goose sees heap-leach potential at Magino
The past-producing Magino gold mine near Wawa, Ont., has the potential to become an economic heap-leach operation, says Irwin Miller, president of Golden Goose Resources (GGR-T).But Miller’s opinion i…
Birim’s Dunkwa extended at depth
Drilling by Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-T) at the Dunkwa property in Ghana has extended the Mampon gold deposit at depth.Battle Mountain, the operator, is acquiring a 65% interest in the project from Bi…
Taylor yields more gold for St Andrew
Results from infill and stepout drilling at the Taylor gold property in the Matheson area of northeastern Ontario continue to impress St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T).Nineteen holes were recently drilled …
Tender postponed for Russian gold mine — Placer Dome, Barrick among companies expressing interest
The proposed tender for the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in northwestern Russia has been postponed until 1999 to allow foreign companies an opportunity to evaluate the project.The regional government of Ir…