Wolverine results incorrectly stated
Drill results from the Wolverine project in southeastern Yukon were incorrectly identified in our issue of Sept. 30.The Wolverine project is a joint venture held 60% by Westmin Resources (WMI-T) and 4…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
CaribGold drill program expands gold zones
Another round of drilling has been completed at CaribGold’s (CG-T) Cameguey gold concession in Cuba.The program tested the Santa Elena prospect area, with the first nine holes having been completed on…
Saoura yields gold for Iamgold, Ashanti
The first phase of drilling on the Saoura concession in Niger has identified a promising gold prospect, reports Iamgold (IMG-T).Of the 33 reverse-circulation holes drilled on the Libiri prospect, 18 r…
Piedmont files for bankruptcy
North Carolina-based Piedmont Mining (PIED-O) has filed for protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court so that it might gain a chance of being heard in its action against Amax Gold (AU-N).In March of this ye…
Southwestern to drill in Peru
Diamond drilling is about to begin on the San Jose polymetallic property in Peru.The property, held by Southwestern Gold (SWG-T), is 25 km southeast of the Cerro Verde mine in that country’s primary p…
Gross Rosebel expands by one-quarter
Drilling at the Gross Rosebel project in Suriname has led to a 25% increase in proven and probable reserves.Partners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) report that the figure now stands…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Greenstone takes all of La Libertad
Following its acquisition of the remaining interest in Nicaragua’s Libertad concessions, Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) now has full ownership of the projects it operates.In exchange for c…
Chesbar set to drill at Anacoco gold concession
A $2-million exploration program is set to begin on the gold properties held by Chesbar Resources (CBI-M) in Venezuela’s Bolivar state.Once permits are in place, the junior plans to follow up previous…
ODDS’N’SODS — Bogged down in the North
Several years ago, I was being flown in a Bell J2 helicopter on assignment to map a few scattered outcrops along the Manitoba-Ontario border.The machine had been out of service for 10 days following t…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The Great Wall is falling
The other “Great Wall” of China, by which is meant the half-century-old barriers to foreign investment, appears to be crumbling.In its latest 5-year plan, the Beijing government has outlined plans to …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Diamond project called a threat to biological diversity
I would like to answer comments made in Bud Laporte’s letter (T.N.M., Sept.2/96) and in the editor’s note following my own letter (T.N.M., Aug. 19/96).Regarding the problem of some of BHP’s kimberlite…
Interim Falconbridge chief to hold steady course
Alex Balogh, a former chief executive officer of Falconbridge (FL-T), has been named the interim replacement following the death, last week, of president and chief executive officer Franklin Pickard.T…