De Beers rep visits Alberta
A recent rare courtesy call by a representative of highly-secretive diamond merchant De Beers to Alberta has the local mining community buzzing, but not much more enlightened about De Beers’ plans for…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL PAGE — Viceroy’s victory
California has long been in the vanguard of environmental activism. To get an idea of what kind of restrictions might be placed on any kind of development elsewhere in North America, one had only to l…
Westmin trims quarterly loss
Although still not out of the red, Westmin Resources (TSE) is continuing to pare losses stemming from its mining operations in British Columbia. The Vancouver-based company posted a net loss of $2.54 …
Promising Gibraltar assays
Additional assay results were released by Gibraltar Mines (TSE) from its recently completed 25-hole drilling program on the Gibraltar mine property near McLeese Lake, B.C. The drilling program covers …
Deal opens Monopros to scrutiny
The secretive Canadian arm of South African diamond giant De Beers stepped into the public forum for the first time in years by recently agreeing to form a joint venture with Aaron Oil (ASE), a Calgar…
Others’ Words (August 17, 1992)
Mining companies in Ontario need to have confidence in the price forecasting ability of Ontario Hydro and on the availability of competitively priced electricity. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the util…
Pipeline gold reserves up 30%
An updated reserve estimate released by Placer Dome (TSE) for the Pipeline gold deposit at its 60% owned Cortez joint venture property in Nevada shows a 30% increase in contained gold. The deposit is …
NEWS IN BRIEF (August 17, 1992)
Britt Resources Ltd. (BRN:VSE) has changed its name to La Cieba Minerals Corp. (LCE:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.
Porgera ups Placer Dome output
A new quarterly record for gold production was set by Placer Dome (TSE), which turned out a total of 505,000 oz. for its most recent quarter ended June 30. But the company’s latest operating results s…
QPA convention set for Val d’Or
Theme of this year’s Quebec Prospectors Association convention, scheduled for Sept. 16-18 in Val d’Or, Que., is “Exploring in Quebec?”, with the focus on evaluating the future of mining exploration in…
PEOPLE — GREAT NORTHWEST RESOURCES
Kirkkiat Jalichan, Rakash Saxena, Brian Blake and Robert Smiley appointed directors.
Casino drilling yields wide copper-gold intersections
Drilling on the Casino copper-gold project in southern Yukon returned a number of wide intersections for owners Casino Silver Mines (VSE) and Big Creek Resources (VSE). Big Creek is earning a 50% work…