Articles by Northern Miner Staff

LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Gaspesie reports titanium find

A mineralized zone of titanium and phosphate has been uncovered in the Baie Comeau area of Quebec’s North Shore, Gaspesie, Societe d’explorations petroliere et miniere (ME) reports. The mineralization…


PRODUCER PRICES (September 27, 1993)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US53.50-54.25 cents per lb. (Sept. 9, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.60 per lb. (Sept. 9, 199…


Lac among several bidding on Chile project

In the first of what may be several bidding wars on separate Chilean mining projects, Codelco is reviewing nine submissions on the giant El Abra project. The first to be made public was the bid by Lac…


Wheaton to issue private placement

Junior gold miner Wheaton River Minerals (TSE) plans to issue a private placement of 500,000 units at $1.58 each to raise $790,000. Each unit will consist of one common share and one warrant. Each war…


Flag hits zone in Wanapitei drilling near Sudbury

A hole drilled on Flag Resources’ (ASE) Wanapitei property, northeast of Sudbury, Ont., has intersected 166.4 ft. of mineralized breccia. The 200-ft. hole, drilled to test an induced polarization anom…


Fairfield selling more gold

So far this year, Fairfield Minerals (TSE) has produced more than 6,000 oz. gold and 5,500 oz. silver from test mining on its Siwash North gold deposit near Merritt, in southern British Columbia. The …


Loki goes it alone at Brewery Creek

Junior Loki Gold (VSE) continues to work towards a Jan. 1, 1994, deadline for deciding whether it will initiate a feasibility study for its Brewery Creek gold project, 57 km east of Dawson City, Y.T. …


GSC releases kimberlite data for prairie region

The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) has released kimberlite indicator mineral data for the Canadian prairie region. According to R.G. Garrett, co-ordinator of the survey, the results confirm that lo…


Taylor Rand acquires Montana gold claims

One patented and 25 unpatented claims near Virginia City, Mont., have been acquired by Taylor Rand (CDN) from privately owned Valley View Mining. The price: US$75,000. Taylor now holds 127 contiguous …


Magma cancels Azco investment

A difference of opinion between Azco Mining (TSE) and Magma Copper (NYSE) over capital and operating costs at the proposed Sanchez project in southeast Arizona has prompted the latter to drop plans to…


Additional results from CHOCO-6

Trenching and sampling are continuing at the CHOCO-6 property in Venezuela’s El Callao district. Trenching by Gold Vessel Resources (ASE) at both the Cerro Azul and Camp zones has outlined two subpara…


LAST BUT NOT LEAST — New zones at Bralorne

Soil-sampling and trenching on the Bralorne gold project in southern British Columbia has uncovered five gold zones to the northeast of the Fergusson overthrust. Avino Mines & Resources (VSE), owner o…


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