Two Yukon mining groups back Bonnet Plume work
Two territorial mining organizations hope to intervene in a court challenge to existing federal mining regulations. The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is challenging the legality of the…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Black Swan at odds with Goldbelt
A new dispute is brewing between Black Swan Gold Mines (TSE) and Goldbelt Resources (VSE). The companies are at odds over a settlement agreement made in January, 1992, regarding the Leninogorsk gold t…
Noranda boosts earnings
Improved second-quarter and first-half results are attributed by Noranda (TSE) to stronger prices and improved sales volumes for many of the company’s principal products and to more favorable currency…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The school of hard knocks
A sobering dose of reality hit the Canadian diamond play this past week as disappointing results were released by Kennecott Canada from the DO-27 (Tli Kwi Cho) kimberlite in the Lac de Gras region of …
Vengold decides against acquisition of St. Philips
The proposed acquisition of all the shares of St. Philips Resources (VSE) by Vengold (TSE) will not proceed. Vengold had offered to purchase all the issued shares of St. Philips in return for Vengold …
AMERICAS — Chile and Mexico draw globetrotter Cominco Int’l.
Geologists working for Cominco Resources International (TSE) are ensuring that their company lives up to its name. This year’s activities include searching for porphyry copper deposits in Chile’s Atac…
Panamanian project on schedule — Greenstone hikes Santa Rosa
Having announced a 39% increase in minable ore reserves at the Santa Rosa deposit, Greenstone Resources (TSE) is looking forward to the startup of its second Latin American gold mine later this year. …
Aber plans bulk-sampling program
It was standing room only at the annual meeting of Aber Resources (TSE) as management explained plans to carry out a mini-bulk-sampling program on two recently discovered kimberlites in the Lac de Gra…
Black Swan eyes copper project in W. Australia
Armed with a positive feasibility study, Black Swan Gold Mines (TSE) is hoping to place its Teutonic Bore copper project in production. The property is near Laverton in Western Australia. The junior i…
Table Mountain producing gold
Since mill startup in April, the Table Mountain mine in northwestern British Columbia has produced 5,785 oz. gold for owner Cusac Industries (TSE). A modest-sized underground producer, Table Mountain …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Lab standards needed for diamond
I write in an attempt to warn shareholders and analysts of the possibility of erroneous conclusions when dealing with micro and macrodiamond counts as released by public companies in Canada and elsewh…
STOCK MARKETS — TSE composite index rises despite drop in
Although most major metal prices took a tumble, the Toronto Stock Exchange posted a moderate gain for the 5-day report period ended Aug. 2. The composite 300 index jumped just more than 60 points, or …