Articles by Northern Miner Staff

At the Canabrava joint venture in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, Teck (TEK-T) will continue with exploration drilling through 1997.The company holds an option to earn an initial 60% interest from Canabr…

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,489 per tonne, alloy $1,349 per tonne (Dec.17/96).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,075 per tonne (Dec. 16/96).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.20 per lb. (Dec. …

A minority interest in Pinson Mining, held collectively by Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (RAY-T) and three private partners, has been sold to remaining partners Homestake Mining (HM-N) and Barrick Gol…

John Fraser, Gary Schellenberg, Marshall Bertram and Joseph Tarnowski appointed directors.

Lloyd Nilsen appointed director.

Lee Downs appointed director.

Robert Nihon, Robert Fung, Daniel Ross and Armando Zullo appointed directors; Luca Riccio appointed vice-president of exploration.

The Brazilian subsidiary of Placer Dome (PDG-T) will acquire from Brazilian Resources (BZIN-C) an interest in the Sabara gold property.To earn its 70% stake, Placer Dome must make option payments wort…

Ian Brown appointed secretary and chief financial officer.

Band-Ore Resources trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BAN. Incorrect information appeared in the issue of Dec. 16.

Canamera Geological has walked away from an $8-million deal with Newhawk Gold Mines (NHG-T) for a 60% interest in the Bruceside-Sulphurets gold-silver property.Previous feasibility work at the British…

Tenge Fungurume, a copper-cobalt project in Zaire, will undergo a $15-million feasibility study.The project is currently owned by Tenge Fungurume Mining, a Zairian company owned 45% by state-owned min…