EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY: COBALT
The cobalt content of metal concentrates produced in Canada in 1992, as reported in the statistical tables, is 2.2% higher than in 1991. However, the worth of the 1992 production, $136.9 million, is 7…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PROFESSOR KRIGE RESPONDS
With reference to “Kriged Variances Fatally Flawed (September, 1992), I want to draw the author’s attention to several facts of which he is evidently not aware: 1. Effectively, geostatistics originat…
EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY: CHRONIUM
Canada imports all of its chromium requirements, mostly as natural ores and concentrates, but also as ferrochromium. In the first nine months of 1992, imports of ores and concentrates fell by about 22…
OBITUARY — Heinz Veerman
Heinz Veerman, a well-known prospector-geologist died Feb. 16, at his home in West Vancouver. He was 61. Veerman was a principal of Veerman Botel, a Vancouver-based consulting firm. Prior to that, he …
Verneuil Twp. stepout — Freewest intersects 0.29 oz. across
Drilling on the Verneuil Twp. gold property in northwestern Quebec continues to yield encouraging results, including a 20.3-ft. interval grading 0.29 oz. gold per ton from hole VP93-22, a wide stepout…
Nerco’s Con gold mine at Yellowknife, N.W.T., is part of the
Major North American metals producer Kennecott is bidding for control of Nerco (NYSE). Kennecott’s parent, international mining house RTZ (NYSE) of London, says Kennecott of Salt Lake City, Utah, is o…
Pipeline studies are under way
Contrary to what appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of The Northern Miner, permitting and economic studies are under way for the main Pipeline gold deposit in Nevada. This advanced project is held by the C…
New Tri Origin reserve estimate
With the intersection of polymetallic mineralization in two more holes on its Lewis Ponds project in Australia, Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) has calculated a preliminary reserve estimate of 1.5 millio…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Reserve increase at Myra Falls
After milling 1.17 million tonnes last year, mine operator Westmin Resources (TSE) reported a significant increase in proven and probable geological reserves at its Myra Falls mine near Campbell River…
Echo Bay reports loss for 1992
Gold miner Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has reported a net loss of US$31.7 million last year, compared with net earnings of US$6.8 million in 1991. Contributing to the loss were writedowns of US$14.9 million …
Inco to reopen Garson mine in Sudbury
The Garson mine, one of the higher-grade nickel orebodies in Ontario’s Sudbury region, is being reopened by Inco (TSE) at a cost of $40.1 million. The company hopes that the deposit will be in full pr…
Cusac assumes ownership of Table Mountain project
Just over a year after announcing plans to purchase a 100% interest in the Table Mountain gold property, Cusac Industries (VSE) has finalized an agreement with owner Energold Minerals. The purchase in…