1998


Follow-up work planned for Waddy Lake

Vancouver-based Golden Band Resources (GBN-V) plans to carry out more drilling at its gold exploration project near Waddy Lake, Sask., following results from a recent 1,319-metre program. The 13-hole …


Inco continues restructuring

Bad times in the nickel business have forced Inco (N-T) to think the unthinkable: sharing facilities with rival producer Falconbridge (FL-T).Weak metals prices have prompted the nickel miners to engag…


CORRECTION (February 16, 1998)

The Northern Miner wishes to retract and clarify certain editorial comments referring to Delgratia Mining published in our Jan 5-11/98 issue.It was reported that an audit on Delgratia’s Josh property …


Placer picks up Fairbanks ground

Vancouver-based major Placer Dome (PDG-T) has augmented its holdings in Alaska by signing an agreement with Silverado Gold Mines (GOLDF-Q) to purchase the Ester Dome gold property in the Fairbanks dis…


Teck completes feasibility study at Petaquilla

The price of copper must rise before the Petaquilla copper project in Panama can be considered feasible, says Teck (TEK-T) President Norman Keevil.According to a bankable feasibility study commissione…


FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Russia and PGM prices

Russian exports of platinum group metals (PGMs) are large and exceed domestic output. This is because PGMs from state reserves are also exported to provide finance for the state budget.The value of ex…


‘Quebec 1998’ meeting set for May

The Quebec 1998 meeting will be held May 18-20 in Quebec City.The event serves as a joint annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada, the Mineralogical Association of Canada, and the Assoc…


Manitoba provides exploration dollars

The government of Manitoba has approved $4.5 million in mineral exploration funding.Energy and Mines Minster David Newman recently announced that the Manitoba Mineral Exploration Assistance Program (M…


Canadian regulators nail ‘desert dirt’ promoter

Not to be outdone by Bre-X Minerals’ claim to have 70.9 million oz. gold at the Busang property in Indonesia, American Technology Exploration told potential investors last year that it had 76 million …



Corner Bay plans Mexican program

A trenching program is being planned by Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) to determine the strike extent and width of a gold-silver prospect on the Alamo Dorado property in southern Sonora, Mexico.The compa…


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