Turnkey contract for acid plant
Two subsidiaries of SNC-Lavalin Inc. of Montreal have signed a lump sum turnkey contract with Compania Minera Disputada de Las Condes SA of Santiago, Chile, for a US$23 million sulphuric acid plant. T…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
FMC to develop lithium mine
Development of a lithium deposit in Bolivia is planned by FMC (NYSE), subject to ratification of an exploration and development plan by the Bolivian government. FMC estimates a cost to production of b…
Precious metal potential of Suriname to be tested
Rapidly joining the ranks of South American countries trying to attract exploration and development dollars is Suriname. The country is squeezed between Guyana on the west and French Guiana on the eas…
Focus on Caribbean and Latin America
The major goal of the Canadian Council for the Americas (CCA) is to further expand the Canadian business communitys activities in Latin American and Caribbean countries. CCA, a non-profit organization…
Greenstone moves into Nicaragua
The right to acquire the Libertad gold mine in Nicaragua has been awarded to Greenstone Resources (TSE) and partners by the government of that country. Greenstone says open pit reserves stand at 9.73 …
Ariel increases Costa Rican output
Output at the Tres Hermanos project of Ariel Resources (VSE) in Costa Rica in the companys latest fiscal year rose to 7,615 oz. gold and 10,164 oz. silver. Gold production more than doubled compared w…
Costa Rica offers opportunities
Gold and silver have been the most significant metals produced in Costa Rica. Production has been primarily from vein-stockwork deposits hosted by tertiary volcanics and sediments related to a still a…
Correction (April 20, 1992)
A letter to the editor, “Cooling trend is on its way” (T.N.M., Mar. 30/92) contained an incorrect address. The letter writer, Jack Sauers, resides in Seattle, Wash.
Rising demand for gold jewelry a bullish sign
Despite the recession in North America, demand for gold to fabricate jewelry reached record levels last year and may even have climbed as high as 2,000 tons, according to estimates by the World Gold C…
NEWSROUNDUP (April 20, 1992)
An agreement with Major General Resources (VSE) gives Kennecott Canada an option to earn a 60% interest in the McVean property in the Pickle Lake district of northwestern Ontario. To earn the interest…
GUEST COLUMN (April 20, 1992)
The objective of mineral exploration is to find ore deposits, and to estimate grades and contents in an unbiased manner and with a reliable, realistic and affordable degree of precision. The term “unb…
PEOPLE (April 20, 1992)
Dianne Brin, Robert Lachance and Kelly Shane Montalban appointed directors.