Yukon’s oldest prospector keeps active
Prospector Gordon Dickson, 78, pulls a slightly yellowed document from a folder. The date at the top reads 1946. It’s one of Dickson’s first agreements to sell mineral claims at Mount Nansen; the reci…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. REPORT Parklane active in Republic camp
A total of 5,200 acres was recently optioned or staked by Consolidated Parklane Resources (VSE) during its recent land acquisition program in the Republic district of northeastern Washington. The comp…
Bema expands Refugio potential
A first-phase drilling program on the Pancho zone on the Refugio property owned 50% by Bema Gold (TSE) has outlined what the company believes is a second multimillion-ounce gold deposit on the Chilean…
Kingswood ties up base metal claims
Bullish about the prospects for new base metal deposits in the Matagami area, Kingswood Explorations (TSE) has acquired an additional 315 claims in Aloigny, La Gauchetierre and Daniel twps., Que. The …
People Pierce Mountain Resources
L. George appointed a director succeeding Jordan Ethans who resigned.
People Fircrest Resources
Donald Rackemann appointed president and director; Hans Banziger appointed vice-president, director and chief financial officer; David Valp appointed secretary and director; Henry Schwang and Alex Bri…
Catear forfeits Goldwedge for failure to pay $45 fee
An unpaid $45 annual rental fee required to keep a mining lease in good standing triggered a chain of events that resulted in Catear Resources forfeiting the Goldwedge property in northwestern British…
Netolitzky’s role at Eskay prompted PKAC award
The annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has many highlights for the mining industry. Among them is the presentation of the PDAC’s prestigious awards, which…
How `down-the-hole’ geophysics enhances drill-hole data
Drill core presents hard, irrefutable evidence of what lies beneath the earth’s surface, but the cross-sectional area of the core is tiny compared with the prospective area as a whole. Nevertheless, v…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Black Swan deserves better
I note you published an article entitled “Black Swan Running In Red” (T.N.M., March 4/91). While I cannot argue with the facts which you set out in the article, I strongly disagree with your interpret…
Writeoffs deepen Total Energold loss
A writedown of $20.5 million helped push Total Energold (TSE) further into the red for the year ended Dec. 31. Total Energold recorded a loss of $28.1 million for the year on revenues of $46.9 million…
EDITORIAL This award’s a winner In the Grand Scheme of Things,
A new one, being offered by Du Pont Mining Services and Conoco, may not set the world on fire either, but it is welcome nonetheless. Called the Environmental Leadership Award, it will go to a mining c…