PEOPLE — LATITUDE
Edward Bomford elected director
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — ETRUSCAN (February 23, 1998)
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse appointed president and COO.
PEOPLE — DRC
David Ryan elected director.
PEOPLE — CYPRESS
David Patterson elected director.
PEOPLE — CONS. NRD (February 23, 1998)
R. Scott Taylor elected director.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Kudos to Geology 101
I really enjoyed the 2-part Geology 101 article on “Paleoplacer gold deposits” (T.N.M., Jan 12-18, 19-26/98) by Prof. Derek Wilton of Memorial University.As a small-time investor with an interest in t…
Accident-free year at Cluff
The Cluff Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan has gone a full year without a lost-time accident, equivalent to more than 650,000 accident-free hours.”This was achieved only through the active i…
NEWS IN BRIEF (February 23, 1998)
Richland Mines (RHL-V) has changed its name to Consolidated Richland Mines (CRX-V) on a 1-new-for-9-old-share basis.
GOLD FUNDS (February 23, 1998)
Gold Funds as of February 12, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$15.64$6.79Price$12.25…
Steelworkers disturbed by mine deaths
Three recent mining deaths in Canada have prompted the United Steelworkers union to speak out against unsafe mining practices.Miner Jacques Frenette was killed at Noranda’s Brunswick mine near Bathurs…
DIAMOND PAGE — Rex finds indicators in Mauritania
The most recent batch of soil samples from the Mauritanian diamond exploration properties of Rex Diamond (RXD-T) have shown significant counts of kimberlite indicator mineral.Indicators found include …
Verena strikes emeralds near Paraiso, Brazil
Exploring near the city of Paraiso in Brazil’s Tocantins state, Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) has found an emerald-bearing structure of possible commercial significance.Some of the rough emeralds bought fr…