Articles by Northern Miner Staff


TSE SHORTS (July 13, 1998)

Short positions outstanding at June 30, 1998Larger individual positions include: Barrick Gold 13,208,190, down 2,203,712; Boliden 47,400, down 1,679,616; Cornucopia Resources 0, down 201,100; Dakota M…


Samax, Semafo team up in Ghana

London-based Samax Gold (SMX-T) will team up with Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) to develop the latter’s Ebi-Teleku Bokazo gold property in southwestern Ghana.An agreement-in-principal would see Samax …


Quebec passes Law 182

Bringing to a close two years of review and consultation regarding the provincial mining act, the Quebec national assembly has passed legislation that simplifies the process of acquiring mining rights…


Kazakstan sending mixed signals to mining sector

The Kazakstani government has drafted a bill aimed at simplifying regulations for gold miners, but has scrapped value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for foreign companies operating there.The proposed legi…




Three killed in copter crash

Three people, including High River Gold Mines director Colin Chapman, were killed July 1 when a helicopter caught fire and crashed in southern Siberia.The other 13 passengers were injured, including H…


OBITUARY — Colin Chapman

High River Gold Mines director Colin Chapman has died. He was 55.Chapman was born in Birmingham, England. He earned a B.Sc. in mineral processing from the Royal School of Mines in London in 1965, havi…




ASIA — Java takes bath in Mongolia

Production at the Gazar placer operation of Java Gold (JVAG-C) in Mongolia got off to a rocky start in 1997, with just 457 oz. gold being produced from the start of operations in June to the end of th…


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