Twin Gold eyes discovery
A tidewater diamond discovery in northern Quebec’s Ungava region has caught the eye of Twin Gold (TWG-T), a junior best known for its Atlanta gold project in Idaho.Twin Gold intends to test a dozen Gr…
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Placer, CVG mothball Las Cristinas
Placer Dome (PDG-T) and partner Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana have halted construction of the Las Cristinas gold mine in Venezuela as a result of dismal gold markets.The site will be put on care a…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Niocan improves niobium recovery
Testing by Quebec’s Centre de Recherches Minerales has boosted recovery rates at the S-60 niobium deposit owned by Niocan (NIO-M) near Oka, Que.Rates increased to 78% from 75%, and reagent costs were …
Manitoba passes registration law
Manitoba has joined the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and New Brunswick in passing legislation requiring geologists to be registered professionally.The n…
Boost for Meadowbank
Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) continues to release results from infill drilling completed earlier this year at its Meadowbank gold project, 70 km north of Baker Lake, Nunavut.The latest figures are fro…
OBITUARY — Richard “Dick” Roberts
Richard Roberts, a former special editions editor for The Northern Miner, has died. He was 85.Roberts began his career in journalism following his service with the First Canadian Army in Europe during…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — From mine to shop floor — Business adds value
Visitors to Vancouver can be overheard marveling at the city’s natural beauty, even when it rains. The trees, the mountains and the ships slipping in and out of the harbour create a scenic splendor fe…
Global Markets conference postponed
“Global Emerging Markets: London 1999”, an investment conference slated for mid-September of this year in London, England, has been postponed until Sept. 18 and 19, 2000.The organizers of the event, I…
SPOT PRICES, Wed. July 21, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$252.90-$2.70Silver$ 5.03-$0.09…
Orezone strikes more gold at Kerboul in West Africa
Junior Orezone Resources (ORZ-M) has received more encouraging results from reverse-circulation drilling at its Kerboul gold property in northern Burkina Faso.Eight holes sunk in the Kerboul South z…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Xemac acquires copper property in Mexico
Val d’Or, Que.-based Xemac Resources (XEM-M) has purchased the La Turquesa copper porphyry concession in Baja California, Mexico.The company bought the remaining two-thirds interest from Mexican partn…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Vengold ought to reassess its priorities
Thank you for your recent coverage of Vengold’s annual meeting for shareholders, held in Vancouver, Canada. We appreciate your focus upon minority shareholder rights.There are a few minor clarificatio…