ON THE MOVE Eimco Jarvis Clark Co.
Michael Stevens has been appointed drilling manager at Eimco Jarvis Clark Co., based in Burlington, Ont. He is now responsible for all marketing activ ities re lated to Eimco Jarvis Clarke’s Eimco Sec…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Aber, Freeport drill
Drilling is under way at Aber Resources’ Bugow gold prospect at Russell Lake, N.W.T. Freeport-McMoRan Gold, which is operating and financing the program, can earn a 51% interest for expenditures of $7…
Caribbean nickel
Falconbridge Dominicana is the second biggest ferronickel producer in the world. Among lateritic nickel operations, Falcondo’s capital cost is o ne of the lowest for nameplate capacity. At about $3(U…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Gold prices have positive effect
Stronger gold prices have turned the Vancouver market much more positive. Also, with tensions building in the Middle East and inflation rising here and in the U.S., there is still room for improvement…
The Swede’s lead
When Mike Amsden, Falconbridge’s vice-president and general manager for Kidd Creek Mines, travelled to Stockholm earlier this year to attend the 13th World Mini ng Congress, he took a $1.25-million pu…
More drilling at Rea Minnova bet
A reserve estimate for the Minnova Inc./Rea Gold Corp. Samatosum property near Kamloops, B.C., will probably be ready by late August. More drilling will be required, though, to fully delineate the dis…
THE EDITORIAL PAGE A gold producer’s Mecca
With minimum wages standing at $36(US) per month and some of the most lucrative operating conditions anywhere, it is perhaps surprising to learn that only two Canadian juniors are conducting operation…
How safe?
A recent spate of mine fatalities has many people wondering just how safe Canada’s mines are. Critics say the industry is killing off miners at an alarming ra te while others claim that a miner could …
Books (August 03, 1987)
Mineral Development 1984-1986 by Nyal J. Niemuth — Reviews exploration and development at more than 180 mining properties in Arizona plus a table of gold and silver resources. $3.50(US), Department o…
Toronto Stock Exchange Metals help push composite to record high
The 5-year anniversary of the current bull market is fast approaching this August. And in celebratory fashion, the tse composite index blew through the 4,000-pt mark to set a new high — 4,000.77 pts …
Westley, Nerco in joint venture
A joint-venture agreement has been entered into by Westley Mines and Nerco Minerals involving exploration of Westley’s Gold Pass property in southern Oregon. The agreement, subject to regulatory appro…
ON THE MOVE Gerber Energy International
Bernard Free has been appointed chairman and president of Denver, Colo. -based G erber Energy International and Gerber Energy Corp. He has also been appointed ch airman of Gerber Minerals Corp.