Band-Ore firms up Thorne
With 12,000 metres of drilling now completed, Band-Ore Resources (BNDR-C) has traced the gold-bearing zones at its Thorne property along a 300-metre strike length.New results from the property, 10 km …
1996
PEOPLE — BARD SILVER & GOLD
Donald Sheldon appointed chairman and Eugene Beukman appointed president.
EDITORIAL PAGE — Natives and Voisey’s Bay
A few decades ago, The Northern Miner might have jumped all over the Labrador Inuit Association for the position it has taken on the proposed development of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt depos…
Policy on staff investing (June 10, 1996)
It is the ongoing policy of The Northern Miner that no staff writers or editors are permitted to write about securities they own, engage in short-selling or take part in initial public offerings and p…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Manitoba spending was understated
Recently, The Northern Miner reported preliminary exploration expenditures for 1996 in Canada, which included an estimate that the expenditure in Manitoba would be $33.2 million (T.N.M., March 13/96)….
Detour Lake and Roncanville capture mine safety awards
Placer Dome was among several companies to receive a John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy at the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, held in Edmonton, Alta.The c…
Naxos assays come under scrutiny
The Alberta Stock Exchange has requested that Naxos Resources (NXR-A) conduct an independent audit of the drilling, sampling and assaying procedures performed at the company’s Franklin Lake properties…
OBITUARY — Douglas Bent
Douglas Bent, a prominent mining engineer in Timmins, Ont., and other North American camps, has died. He was 83.Mr. Bent graduated from the Dalhousie University School of Civil Engineering in 1935 bef…
BHP Minerals, Dia Met advance NWT Diamonds
An environmental assessment review panel is expected to submit its final report on the NWT Diamonds project to the federal government for its approval.The project, situated near Lac de Gras in the Nor…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Diamonds recovered at Fort la Corne
Diamonds were recovered in selected samples from four of the first eight holes drilled this past winter at the Fort la Corne project in Saskatchewan..YThe project is a joint venture among Kensington R…
Hecla, Santa Fe to develop Rosebud deposit
Two American majors plan jointly to develop Rosebud, a high-grade, underground gold deposit 50 miles west of Winnemucca, Nev.Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) will form a 50-50 joi…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Nora Exploration acquires ground in Ghana
Already a force in gold and diamond exploration in Ghana, Nora Exploration (NXI-M) has acquired the 28-sq.-km Pramkese concession there.The property is immediately south of Nora’s Kade concession, alo…