Dessir investigation continues
An investigation into alleged salting of drill samples from the Gibbs property in Mariposa Cty., Calif., is continuing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Fresno now in charge of the case. Des…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Canchrome releases chromite assays
Two new mineralized zones were identified in the latest drilling program at the Reed-Belanger chromite property near Thetford Mines, Que., Canchrome Mines (ME) reports. The company recently released t…
Radisson, CS option property
A letter agreement has been signed with Homestake Canada allowing the company to earn a 51% interest in the Massicotte property in Massicotte Twp. north of La Sarre, Que., Radisson Mining Resources (M…
The future of research in exploration
The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) organized a research meeting recently on the theme “The future of research in economic geology.” The purpose was to…
Homestake bets on new zone as 116-year-old mine declines
San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (NYSE) is taking a huge gamble by running a US$23-million exploration drift north from its namesake gold mine in South Dakota, local geologists say. The target of …
PROFILE (June 15, 1992)
Canada’s mining industry is poised to enter its diamond phase, say those who have a stake in the Lac de Gras region, from which a bulk sample yielded gem-quality stones last month. The stock market re…
INSIDER TRADING (June 15, 1992)
Jascan Resources (TSE) director William Felderhof recently sold a large block of company stock as part of an ongoing effort to sever previous connections with the 49% owned Faraday Resources (TSE) aff…
EDITORIAL PAGE (June 15, 1992)
The average rate of inflation in the developing countries fell to 49.3% in 1991, from 104.7% in 1990, according to data in the April, 1992, issue of the International Monetary Fund’s International Fin…
PEOPLE (June 15, 1992)
Frederick Lee appointed president.
NEWS ROUNDUP (June 15, 1992)
A study by The Gold Institute of Washington, D.C., says the U.S. Treasury is not an active participant in the gold market and that the country’s gold reserve is unlikely to be sold, or used in gold lo…
GUEST COLUMN (June 15, 1992)
What would you have if you had “hydrothermal gold-molybdenum deposition resulting from exsolution of volatile phases from a felsic magma with attendant alteration and brecciation”? The answer is, one …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (June 15, 1992)
June 9 June 8 June 5 June 4 June 3 High Low Composite”300″3386.09 3394.48 3392.56 3403.42 3407.34 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 3193.57 3215.12 3202.90 3234.27 3157.17 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Min…