OBITUARY — Lomer D’Aigle
Lomer D’Aigle, who discovered several significant orebodies in Canada’s Far North, has died. He was 76.A native of Toronto, Mr. D’Aigle graduated from McGill University in 1950 with a degree in geolog…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
THE DIAMOND PAGE — SouthernEra finds more fissures at Klipspringer
SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has discovered three new kimberlite occurrences at its Klipspringer project in South Africa.A kimberlite fissure with an estimated width of 1.5 metres was encountered in …
Coleraine Mining cuts gold at Perron property
Rouyn-Noranda, Que.-based Coleraine Mining Resources (CRI-M) has received encouraging drill results from its Perron gold project in the northern Abitibi belt in Quebec.Hole 2 intersected 2.2 metres (f…
Kinross cuts gold on Hoyle property
In the Timmins camp of Ontario, drilling carried out by Kinross Gold (K-TSE) on the Hoyle property has determined that previously drilled gold mineralization has continuity at depth.The property is he…
Mines in the making — Placer inks deal for Las Cristinas
Construction will begin on the Venezuelan gold mine known as Las Cristinas, following an agreement signed by Placer Dome (PDG-T) and state-owned Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana.The agreement was sig…
Mines in the making — Homestake building Ruby Hill
A new heap-leach gold mine under construction in central Nevada is expected to become the lowest-cost producer of Homestake Mining (HM-N).When it is up and running later this year, the Ruby Hill mine …
Commentary — Following the leaders
Jon Baird is managing director of the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment & Services for Export and chairman of the co-ordinating committee of Keep Mining In Canada, a grassroots campaign designe…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Namco is granted new mining licence
The government of Namibia has granted Namibian Minerals (NMR-T) a diamond mining licence for the Koichab prospect, which forms part of the company’s Luderitz Bay grant.The offshore mining company, als…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Diamonds in the rough
Africa, diamonds and mercenaries are words that fire the imagination and inspire adventure novels. Put them together and you have the makings of a television documentary that delivers something out of…
Amendments announced for Ontario’s Mining Act
In an attempt to eliminate red tape and attract investment in Ontario’s mining sector, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has revised the province’s Mining Act.The revisions, which the gov…
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Sumitomo finds joy at Stone Boy
Drill results from the Stone Boy gold property have triggered increased interest in the Fairbanks district of Alaska.The drill program, which returned a 10.4-metre intersection grading 31.8 grams gold…