Environmental issues addressed
The Canadian Council for International Business will join Mexican and U.S. business representatives to discuss environmental issues affecting North American industries. The voluntary program promotes …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Chile is leader in copper output
The largest producer and exporter of copper in the world is Chile. In addition to copper, the South American nation’s mineral output includes gold, silver, molybdenum, iron and nitrates. State-owned c…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Trans America options iodine project
Earlier this year, Trans America Industries (VSE) optioned a property near Antofagasta, Chile, hosting reserves of iodine and other industrial minerals. The company then acquired $500,000 from the sal…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Top 10′ gold producer
A “top 10” world gold producer the past two years, Chile turned out more than 39 tonnes of the yellow metal in 1992, up 20% from the previous year. Gold Fields Mineral Services of London, in its Gold …
SX-EW plant planned for Tuina
Partners International Mahogany (TSE) and North Lily Mining (NASDAQ) are working to finance installation of a solvent extraction-electrowinning plant at their Tuina open-pit heap-leach project near Ca…
Choquelimpie not quite finished
Mining operations have ceased at the Choquelimpie gold mine in northern Chile, owned 35% by Northgate Exploration (TSE), but more gold may yet be recovered. Northgate and its joint-venture partners un…
Niugini plans San Cristobal drilling
Production at the San Cristobal mine of Niugini Mining totalled 57,948 oz. gold and 176,499 oz. silver in 1992. The company, incorporated in Papua New Guinea and with offices in Sydney, Australia, say…
Stock sheds $9 on news — Dia Met results not positive
The latest results from the Dia Met-BHP property support previous declarations that the Northwest Territories may host one of the highest-grade diamond fields in the world, analysts say. But until fur…
Orleans seeks funds to develop Quebec wollastonite play
Having advanced its St. Onge Twp. wollastonite deposit beyond the exploration stage, Orleans Resources (ME) is seeking additional funds for bulk-sampling and development. The project is “no longer an …
Drilling under way at Jones Hill
Partners Aur Resources (TSE), Thunderwood Resources (TSE) and Champion Resources (VSE) have begun drilling the Jones Hill volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit near Albuquerque, N.M. Nearly 7,000 ft. …
STOCK MARKETS — Windy Craggy gets chop, diamond news sparks
Mining in British Columbia (and by extension the rest of Canada) took it on the chin during the week ended June 22 when the NDP government of Michael Harcourt announced it would not approve the develo…
Option holders cash in on gold rally
The recent gold rally has enabled directors and officers of precious metal producers to profit handsomely on their options. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, recent inside…