Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Southwestern Gold starts drilling in central Chile

A first phase of diamond drilling is in full swing on the Anamar-Princesa gold property in north-Central Chile.Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) reports that small-scale mining in the past produced ore gradin…


Cameco drops Springpole

Management of Gold Canyon Resources (CGU-V) reports that Cameco (CCO-T) has dropped its option to earn an interest in the Springpole Lake gold project, 113 km northeast of Red Lake, Ont.The project wa…




Tenke holds significant potential

Five of seven holes drilled at the Tenke Fungurume copper-Cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm the property’s potential for additional copper-Cobalt mineralization, Tenke Mining …


Catalina begins drilling at Pilar

A 1,700-Metre program of reverse-Circulation drilling has begun on Santa Catalina Mining’s (SLM-V) 2,372-ha Pilar project in northwestern Mexico.Situated in Sonora state, the project comprises four go…




ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The emerald explorer

By the time he came to live in Red Lake, Ont., in April 1945, Peter Rainer had already discovered more emeralds than any other man in the world.As the new consulting engineer for a New York City-based…



BASE METALS — Anglovaal eyes Ugandan concession

Pacific Vangold Mines (PVM-V) has struck a joint-Venture deal with South African mining firm Anglovaal whereby that company will help conduct exploration and development work on mining concessions in …


Producer and Dealer Prices (June 23, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,561 per tonne, alloy $1,452 per tonne (June 3/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,200 per tonne (June 3/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (June 2…


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