Articles by Northern Miner Staff




OBITUARY — Egil Lorntzsen

Egil Lorntzsen, who discovered copper in Highland Valley, B.C., has died.He was 89.Born and raised in a Norwegian fishing village, Lorntzsen emigrated to Canada in 1932. He worked his way westward, an…


Platexco hits PGM at Winnaarshoek

A drill program by Platexco (PGMI-C) at its Winnaarshoek property in South Africa’s Bushveld complex has returned numerous intercepts bearing platinum group metals (PGM).The 9-hole program was underta…


Teck and Western Copper hit more sulphides in Mexico

Drilling on the San Nicolas volcanogenic massive sulphide discovery in central Mexico has wound down for the Christmas holidays.The project is part of the El Salvador joint venture situated in Zacatec…


Small investors go for the gold

Demand for gold bars and bullion coins among private investors has increased sharply in light of low gold prices, according to a report by CPM Group of New York, N.Y.Investors in gold were most active…



PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (December 29, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,518, alloy US$1,390 per tonne (Dec. 22/97).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,550 per tonne (Dec. 22/97).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.30 per lb. (Dec. …




Norcal and Gold Giant identify targets

Partners Norcal Resources (NLR-V) and Gold Giant Minerals (GNR-V) have identified 15 geophysically derived drill targets at theirNorgiant project in northwestern Quebec.Operator Norcal says that 11 of…


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