First Quantum plans work in N.W. Africa
An agreement with British-based Reunion Mining gives First Quantum Ventures (VSE) the right to earn a 45% interest in a 1,688-sq.-km exploration permit in Niger.First Quantum must spend US$250,000 in …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Meetings (April 01, 1996)
April 8, Taylor Rand — annual, specialApril 9, Aur Resources — annualApril 9, Graymar — annualApril 9, Thermal — specialApril 10, Cons Abitibi — annualApril 10, Noble Peak — specialApril 10, Ror…
MacDonald’s Golden Hill shows good potential
A gold target within MacDonald Mines Exploration’s (ASE) Golden Hill property in east-central Cuba has returned gold values, and two other targets show potential to host gold mineralization.At the Lit…
Tailings spill reported in the Philippines
At the San Antonio copper mine on Marinduque Island in the Philippines, mine staff are attempting to stop an escape of mill tailings from the impoundment into the nearby Boac River.Owner Marcopper, a …
ODDS’N’SODS — The gold that got away
During the 1930s, I was employed as a smoke tester at a large non-ferrous smelter, where custom ore was ground, sampled and stockpiled until a sufficient supply was on hand for treatment.Notwithstandi…
EDITORIAL — Now you see it . . .
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (EMPR) is no more. Without warning, British Columbia’s new premier, Glen Clark, ordered an end to a ministry that has served the province well ever si…
Ditem recovers macros at Temiscamingue
Two more macrodiamonds have been found by Ditem Explorations (ME) in a 75-kg stream sample from the Temiscamingue property near the Quebec town of the same name.One of the stones has a slight yellow c…
Carson has yen for diamonds
Trading in Carson Gold (VSE) will remain halted for three months as the company prepares engineering and evaluation reports and carries out due diligence on two proposed acquisitions in China.The comp…
PRODUCER PRICES (April 01, 1996)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US75.5 cents-76.5 cents per lb. (March 15, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$1.85-2.00 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.05 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1…
Chase and BHP enlarge holdings
Partners Chase Resource (TSE) and BHP Minerals are expanding their ground position in the Philippines by acquiring more than 110,000 hectares in Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces.The claims are at the …
Madsen finds more gold at Red Lake
Underground exploration drilling from the second level of the Madsen mine, southwest of Red Lake, Ont., has encountered a new zone with abundant visible gold and high grades.Madsen Gold (TSE) is explo…
COMMENTARY — Coal sector rises to government’s challenge
Collaboration, rather than compulsion, is the way to go in limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, contends the Coal Association of Canada (CAC).Donald Downing, president of the associati…