LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Fenton reserves double
Reserves have doubled at the Fenton gold property in the Chibougamau-Chapais area of Quebec. Cache Exploration (ME) says test results indicate a preliminary estimate of 302,976 tons grading 4.24 grams…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Agnico to spend $65 million
During the next four years, Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) will spend close to $65 million on development at its LaRonde mine in northwestern Quebec. At the annual meeting, shareholders were told the money …
MINING IN CHILE — Niugini projects increase in San Cristobal
The San Cristobal mine of Niugini Mining in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile produced 49,000 oz. gold and 139,000 oz. silver last year, compared with 58,000 oz. gold and 177,000 oz. silver in 1992…
MINING IN CHILE — Homestake tests near El Hueso
In a bid to extend the life of El Hueso, a gold mine in Chile, Homestake Mining (TSE) has acquired additional lands around the minesite with a view to proving up reserves. The modest-sized, open-pit m…
Geddes seeks down payment’ for expropriated claims
During the past 12 months, Geddes Resources (TSE) has made more than 80 attempts to persuade the British Columbia government to begin the process of compensation for its expropriated Windy Craggy copp…
Candelaria check assays prove disappointing for Rio Amarillo
Check assays on core from the Candelaria copper prospect in Peru have failed to improve upon previous results. Property owner Rio Amarillo (VSE) sent samples from the secondary enriched zone of six dr…
Gold demand on the rise in Pacific Rim markets
Gold demand in major developing markets in the Pacific Rim rose 10% to a record 98.4 tonnes during the first quarter of 1994 — a 10% rise over the same quarter last year, the World Gold Council repor…
Joutel releases Cuban exploration results
Toronto-based Joutel Resources (TSE) has received encouraging results from its Cuban holdings. Since January, the company has been collecting data on its concessions in the Santa Clara, Camaguey and S…
MINING IN CHILE — Project opportunities draw Canadian
The lure of large-tonnage, bulk-minable gold and porphyry copper deposits has a large number of Canadian juniors seeking opportunities in Chile. Lacking the financial resources of their major-sized co…
MINING IN CHILE — Zaldivar project on schedule
Construction of the Zaldivar copper deposit in northern Chile is expected to be completed in the second half of 1995. Partners Placer Dome (TSE) and Outokumpu Copper Resources project the capital cost…
PEOPLE — MINORCA RES. (June 27, 1994)
Alfred Lenarciak appointed chairman; Lars Vannman appointed president and Joel Scodnick appointed vice-president; Stan Bharti appointed director.
PEOPLE — FLORENTINE
Roger Dube appointed director and president; Bernardio Corbo and Paul McClure appointed directors.