ODDS’N’SODS — A man, a burro and a vulture
Henry Wickenburg followed the lure of gold from his native Austria to the wild west of the U.S. For 10 years, he searched for the elusive vein that would make him rich. Somehow it was always just beyo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Russian Far East the focus of two west-coast studies
The British Columbia Trade Development Corporation has undertaken a study entitled Review and Potential Opportunities of the Mining Industry of the Russian Far East Region. The study by the Crown corp…
Mineral facts now available on FactsLine
Information about Canada’s mineral resources is now available by an automated fax delivery system from Natural Resources Canada in Ottawa. The federal ministry’s FactsLine offers profiles, and the out…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 03, 1994)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US78.5-78.5 per lb. (Sept. 22, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.60-2.75 per lb. (Sept. 22, 1994). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.75-4.25 per lb. (July 28, 1993). CAD…
DIAMOND PAGE — Redaurum acquires Namibian prospect
Canadian diamond producer Redaurum (TSE) is set to acquire an alluvial diamond prospect on the Konkiep River in Namibia. The property is 25 km north of the prolific diamond region around the lower sec…
Cachet options nickel project
Junior Cachet Enterprises (VSE) can earn a half interest in the Canalask nickel property in southwestern Yukon from Expatriate Resources (VSE). It can do so by spending $250,000 in 1994, $375,000 in 1…
Roycefield drills two antimony plays
A 3,000-metre drill program to test three antimony geochemical anomalies has resumed at Roycefield Resources’ (ASE) Beaver Brook property in central Newfoundland. Deeper drilling will be carried out o…
Cominco Res. encouraged by Saray property results
At the Saray property in northeastern Turkey, Cominco Resources International (TSE) has intersected gold values that support recent trench sampling. The property, 5 km from the Black Sea, near the tow…
TSE SHORTS (October 03, 1994)
Semi-monthly reports as of Aug 31, 1994 showed 283,177,227 shares of 904 issues compared with 256,689,980 shares of 902 issues on Aug 15, 1994. Larger individual positions included: Aber 112,700, down…
Zappa gears for Enriquez drilling
Drilling is set to begin on the Ponce Enriquez gold project in Ecuador. Owner Zappa Resources (VSE) identified three large gold zones during a 9-month-long program of geochemical and geophysical surve…
Weather halts construction of Golden Bear leach pad
Heavy rains have forced North American Metals (VSE) to suspend construction of a heap-leach pad at its Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia. North American Metals is 81.4% owned by Wheato…
Da Capo identifies Amayapampa tonnage
The proven and probable mineral resource for the Amayapampa mine in Bolivia is now estimated at 4.3 million tonnes grading 2.82 grams gold per tonne. Da Capo Resources (VSE), which is working to outli…