PEOPLE — ELECTRA ENERGY (September 15, 1997)
Paul Watson appointed president and director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — DIANOR
Philippe Giaro appointed VP of exploration.
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Venezuela needs to get its act together — Less talk, more action please
Venezuela has broken the hearts of many mining companies and, unless changes are soon made to improve the investment climate in the Latin American nation, Canadian juniors will explore elsewhere, even…
GOLD FUNDS as of September 4, 1997
Gold FundsBGRCentralNet Value$18.27$5.64Price$14.30$5.650…
Drilling brightens picture at William Resources’ mines — Record gold output achieved during second quarter
.BBby Stuart McDougallExploration drilling by William Resources (WIM-T) has significantly improved the economic potential of two of its producing gold mines.At the Bjorkdal open-pit mine, near Skellef…
TNK recovers macros at Gope
Results from 21 of 25 samples from the Gope project in Botswana show three macrodiamonds (larger than 1 mm) and 50 smaller stones from 1,330 kg of kimberlitic material.Project owner and operator TNK R…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Spider and KWG pursue Wawa diamonds
Spider Resources (SPQ-A) and equal joint-venture partner and affiliate KWG Resources (KWG-T) have wrapped up a first phase of exploration work at their diamond property north of Wawa, Ont., alongside …
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Exploring in West Africa poses challenge — Ghana Goldfields follows in footsteps of predecessors
The bedrock may have similarities to rocks underlying the great gold camps of Eastern Canada, but tropical weathering and other differences in the surficial environment pose challenges for Canadian co…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Termites guide companies to gold
Termites can be a costly nuisance to urban dwellers, but, for companies exploring for gold in Africa, they can be used to save thousands of dollars and point the way to a bonanza.The tiny, ant-like in…
DIAMOND PAGE — Sonora Diamond sells Klipdam gems
In June and July, Toronto-based Sonora Diamond (SON-T) sold 1,575 carats of diamonds from its Klipdam mine near Kimberley, South Africa, at an average price of US$760 per carat.The diamond sales enabl…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 15, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,587.50 per tonne, alloy $1,415 per tonne (Sept. 9/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,850 per tonne (Sept. 8/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (S…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — Zoning key in pegmatite exploration
As a company that made a habit of concentrating on Precambrian gold deposits and base metal sulphides, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is hitting the books to find out more about granitic pegmatites.The compa…