OBITUARIES — James Gaunt
A practicing geologist for more than 30 years, James Gaunt died recently after suffering a heart attack while on a moose hunting trip in the Gowganda area of northern Ontario. He was 58. He participat…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Gold Funds (October 25, 1993)
BGR Central Net Value $14.04 $6.00 Price $14.38 $6.625 Premium 2.39% 10.4% Value $78,637,000 $119,907,863…
Westminer Canada options Timmins base metal property
In an agreement reached with Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSE), Westminer Canada can earn up to a 100% interest in a 65-sq.-km base metal property near Timmins, Ont. The property is in Jamieson, Macdiarmid…
STOCK MARKETS — Government dumping gold as price creeps
Canadian government gold sales are heading for a record high this year. To the end of September, the Bank of Canada saw fit to dump nearly 2.9 million oz., which is close to the total of three million…
Wheaton looks to new gold reserves
Drilling on the Golden Bear property in northwestern British Columbia has returned gold intersections in two separate areas. The mine is wholly owned by North American Metals (VSE). Wheaton River Mine…
Caribgold begins trading
Shares of Caribgold Resources recently began trading on the Canadian Dealing Network (CDN). The company is headed by David Bell, a well-known consulting geologist and a key figure in the famous Hemlo …
Engineering under way at Minera’s Ivan project
Engineering, procurement and construction management for Minera Rayrock’s (TSE) Ivan copper project in Chile has been awarded to Kilborn. The Toronto-based engineering firm is working with Chilean cou…
NEWS ROUNDUP — William eyes Guyana, Venezuela
An option to acquire an exploration licence in Guyana has been obtained by William Resources (ME). The licence for the diamond-gold placer project covers part of the Mazaruni River about 250 km southw…
Weaver options Thunder Bay play
Toronto-based Weaver Lake Explorations (CDN) has optioned a 3,960-acre base metal property in the Garden Lake area, 100 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont. The property consists of two claim groups, about t…
OSC disclosure rules come under scrutiny
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is reviewing its disclosure policy after a professional organization concluded that valuation reports and fairness opinions relied on by shareholders are “inade…
Venezuelan delegation reviews Novagold’s mining technology
A delegation of Venezuelan mining personnel are in Halifax to review indoor vat leaching technology developed by Novagold Resources (TSE) for the recovery of gold. The 6-person delegation includes env…
Orvana intersects high grade at Butte Highlands
The first hole of a planned US$300,000 program at the Butte Highlands gold project in central Montana has intersected 225 ft. grading 0.69 oz. gold per ton from 755 ft. to 980 ft. Orvana Minerals (TSE…