CIM awards recognize Canadian mine safety
Four Alberta mines were among the operations awarded the 1996 John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy at the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy & Petroleum in Vancouver.The awar…
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EDITORIAL AND OPINION — `Why are you ruining the environment, daddy?’ — Mining Matters
A few years ago, at the Northwest Mining Association conference in Spokane, Wash., a session was held on how to convince the public of the importance of the mining industry’s improved environmental pe…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Criteria for `Man of the Year’ questioned
I have been an avid reader of your newspaper for approximately 14 years and it is my opinion that The Northern Miner is an open, unbiased chronicler of the junior exploration and mining scene. Whether…
STOCK MARKETS — MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, June 11-17
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Juniors lured to Xinjiang region
The potential for large, bulk-Tonnage gold deposits has lured a growing number of mining companies to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of northern China.Xinjiang is a neighbor to the Central Asian…
Inca Pacific initiates Peruvian exploration — Program aimed at testing epithermal gold-silver targets
In west-Central Peru, the first phase of exploration is under way at the Pasacancha property of Vancouver-based Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V).The property covers a belt of Mesozoic sedimentary rocks a…
Campo Morado yields massive sulphide deposits
Drill-Testing by Farallon Resources (FAR-V) has uncovered two new massive sulphide deposits at the Campo Morado property, 160 km southwest of Mexico City.The discovery brings to five the number of gol…
Almaden Resources tests Mexican targets
Diamond drill results from the Erika gold prospect in southern Mexico indicate the upper levels of a preserved, low-sulphidation epithermal system.Almaden Resources (AMH-V) recently drilled eight hole…
Drilling at Pino Andino disappoints
Recent drill results from the Pino Andino property in central Argentina’s Neuqun province have proved disappointing for Minera Andes (MAI-A).The program, which was designed to evaluate a zone of gold …
Hemlock takes aim at Tres Amigos
Drilling has begun on the Tres Amigos zone of Golden Hemlock Explorations’ (GHE-V) wholly owned San Jose de Gracia project in western Mexico.Infill drilling is testing the continuity of previously ide…
Northern Crown hits Mexican high grade — Work on a prefeasibility study to begin immediately
More high-grade gold and silver have been recorded along the San Miguel-Chiripa zone at Northern Crown Mines’ (NCW-T) Guadalupe de los Reyes project in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa.The San Mig…
BASE METALS — Spectrum Res. explores nickel prospect in Vietnam
Newly listed Spectrum Resources (SPC-V) is continuing to explore and develop nickel targets at the Ta Khoa concession in Vietnam. This year’s program consists of 16 holes drilled over approximately 2,…