Stepout drilling starts at Diablillos
In the northwestern Argentine province of Salta, a 10,000-Metre stepout drill program has begun on the Diablillos gold-silver property of Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-V).The work, which is being supervised…
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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…
Taseko drills Prosperity
Junior Taseko Mines (TKO-V) is pleased with results received from a program of large core diamond drilling on the Prosperity project near Williams Lake in central British Columbia.The results compare …
Southwestern Gold starts drilling in central Chile
A first phase of diamond drilling is in full swing on the Anamar-Princesa gold property in north-Central Chile.Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) reports that small-scale mining in the past produced ore gradin…
Manhattan pulls high grade in Mexico
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has received further encouraging results from its diamond drill program on the Candamena gold-silver property in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.A total of 10,313 me…
BASE METALS — Fairfield options Yukon properties
A staking program by Fairfield Minerals (FFD-T) has resulted in the acquisition of two properties comprising 130 claims in the Wolf Lake and Teslin areas of the southern Yukon.The land package is with…
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…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The emerald explorer
By the time he came to live in Red Lake, Ont., in April 1945, Peter Rainer had already discovered more emeralds than any other man in the world.As the new consulting engineer for a New York City-based…
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Viceroy opens Yukon gold mine — Gold recovery proved possible during cold temperatures
The discovery of placer gold in the Klondike in 1896 triggered one of the world’s last great gold rushes, attracting thousands of people from all corners of the world. One hundred years later, the sea…
BASE METALS — Cobre Mining has shares listed on TSE, expands mill at Continental copper operation
After three years of operations as a private company, Cobre Mining, owner of the Continental copper mine in southern New Mexico (CBU-T), has decided to go public.So far, this year has been a busy one …
BASE METALS — Laminco moves ahead with San Antonio development — Copper production from northern Mexican deposit could begin by late 1998
The Luz del Cobre hydrothermal copper deposit in northern Mexico is moving closer to production.Reno, Nev.-based Laminco Resources (LMR-T) has just signed a letter of intent with a private U.S. invest…