Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Northern Orion unveils results from Agua Rica

Drilling by Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) at its Agua Rica property has confirmed previous results indicating significant copper and molybdenum mineralization.The porphyry copper-moly-gold-silve…


Drilling begins at Vogel property

Toronto-based Kinross Gold (K-T) has started its $1-million drill program at the Vogel property of Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T), just east of Timmins, Ont.And buying into the program is Thunderwood Resou…


ODDS’N’SODS — The catch of the day

During a summer reconnaissance geology project in northern Manitoba, my assistant and I were dropped off for a 2-week stint at a commercial fishing camp on a large lake.The fishery there appeared to b…


THE DIAMOND PAGE — Mud slide kills 22 in S. Africa

A mud slide has killed four people and left another 18 presumed dead at Botswana Diamondfields’ (BWD-V) newly acquired Rovic diamond mine in South Africa’s Orange Free State.The mud slide struck on No…



PRODUCER PRICES (December 09, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,489.50 per tonne (Dec. 3/96), alloy US$1,332 per tonne (Dec. 3/96).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$1,990 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.3…



Soquem forms new joint venture in Quebec

Quebec government-owned Soquem and Capital d’Amerique have formed a joint venture named Sodmex to invest in junior exploration companies and mining producers.Sodmex will acquire Soquem’s portfolio, wh…


VenCan reports hot holes at Opoteca

Early results of diamond drilling on the Opoteca concession in central Honduras are providing encouragement to VenCan Gold (VCG-M)Preliminary results were obtained from the first half of an initial 2,…




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