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…
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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…
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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…
BASE METALS — Redfern updates Tulsequah study
A massive sulphide project in Portugal will provide an exploration focus for Redfern Resources (RFR-T) while engineering and permitting work continue at the Tulsequah Chief property in northwestern Br…
BASE METALS — Valerie determined to find gold mine in Mexico
In spite of disappointing drill results, Valerie Gold (VLG-V) is persevering in its exploration efforts on the Mamantla polymetallic property in south-Central Mexico.The company’s stock price reached …
BASE METALS — Katanga projects proceed in Congo
The newly formed government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) has ratified an agreement to develop the Kambove and Kakanda tailings projects, which are held by Gecamines and Interna…
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…