Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS) will hold a conference from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Boulder, Colo.Speakers scheduled to address the conference include: Robert Waline of the Environme…

The U.S. Geological Survey has compiled a set of eight computer software packages previously released by the now-defunct Bureau of Mines.The software, available on CD-ROM, includes prefeasibility spre…

The International Committee for Coal Research will host a conference from Sept. 9 to 12, 1997, in Calgary, Alta.The session will examine the latest developments in the production, transportation and u…

A private placement has provided proceeds of $5 million for Sonora Gold (SON-T), a junior company which, through subsidiaries, owns and operates a diamond mine in South Africa.The company will use the…

The recent acquisition of Armsec International provides AmCan Minerals (AMF-V) with additional diamond properties in Sierra Leone and Liberia.The acquisition also includes mining equipment valued at $…

More drilling in the western portion of the Thorne gold property, near Timmins, Ont., has confirmed results from two earlier drill holes.Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has drilled 20 holes in the prospect…

Gold Funds as of December 5, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$22.13$6.08Price$17.15…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index closed up 8.24 points to 1,154.2 over the report period ended Dec. 10, while the resource index rose 75.82 points to finish at 2,305.37.Arizona Star Resour…

The Toronto Stock Exchange took a wild ride during the trading period ended Dec. 10, with a steep 2-day slide on Dec. 5 and 6 as stock markets around the world fell in response to speculation that U.S…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Dec.9/96 (change from previous week in brackets):Copper105,275(+11,800)Tin9,860(+340)Lead122,275(+800)Zinc521,500(-5,475)Al…

Rock samples from Corriente Resources’ (CTQ-T) Chama property in Peru have confirmed the continuity of gold mineralization between widely spaced outcrops.Areas exceeding 1 gram gold per tonne included…

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