Voisey’s Bay work halted
A permitting delay threatens to push back the production date for the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project beyond the current projection of late 1999.A Newfoundland Court of Appeal injunction has…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cornucopia eyes Dublin Gulch
The Dublin Gulch gold project in the Yukon Territory has been relatively inactive for years. But Cornucopia Resources (CNP-T) plans to take control of the project from First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) and …
Cartaway poised to drill in Labrador
Sapphires in the south and nickel-copper-cobalt farther north represent the commodities being sought in Labrador by Cartaway Resources (cwa-a).The junior has established a camp and started a program o…
Plata Mining seeks Argentine gold and zinc
Junior Plata Mining (PMT-A) is setting its sights on developing its Argentine gold and zinc properties while it tries to overcome financing problems.The Buenos Aires-based company is headed by Preside…
GOLD FUNDS (September 01, 1997)
Gold Funds as of August 21, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$18.73$5.61Price$14.65…
Royal Oak finds deeper gold near Colomac
Drill results suggest that the Colomac gold mine in the Northwest Territories may have potential to continue as an underground operation once production at the open pit ceases this autumn.Various expl…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 01, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,764 per tonne, alloy $1,455 per tonne (Aug.26/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,880 per tonne (Aug. 25/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.60 per lb. (Aug. …
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 01, 1997)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Aug.22/97 (change from previous week in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
Solitario cuts high-grade zinc
Initial drilling at two zinc-lead prospects held by Solitario Resources (SLR-T) in northern Peru has intersected high-grade mineralization.The drilling is being performed by the Peruvian subsidiary of…
Altavista busy near Sept-Iles
A recent private placement netted $590,000 for Altavista Mines (ASIA-M) to finance exploration work on the Chiskal and La Source properties in the Sept-les region of Quebec.Work to date on the propert…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Mine-makers extraordinaire
I’ve had occasion to meet a very select group of mine makers in my travels across Canada, and these men — namely Karl Springer, Earl Gillanders and Thayer Lindsley — are deserving of the highest hon…
PEOPLE — BRANDON GOLD
Kevin Bullock appointed vice-president of operations.