Toronto Stock Exchange Nov. 14-20
A slide in the price of oil early in week pulled the S&P-TSX Composite Index lower, but a rally in the price of nickel and gold helped fuel a comeback as it finished the Nov. 14-20 period up 107.2…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Bell taps copper at Sombrero Butte
Vancouver — Initial drilling by Bell Resources (BL-V, BZRSF-O) on its Sombrero Butte project in Pinal Cty., Ariz., has delivered a wide copper-mineralized interval.
Queenston cuts new gold at Upper Beaver
Drill holes north of the established mineralization at the Upper Beaver gold property in Gauthier Twp., about 20 km east of Kirkland Lake, Ont., have intersected gold on two previously unknown mineral…
New Gold outlines deep zone at Afton
Vancouver — Underground drilling at New Gold’s (NGD-T, NGD-X) New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., is confirming a new, deep zone of copper mineralization beneath the existing resource.
Tribute’s Arrow holes hit mark (November 27, 2006)
Analytical results from two drill holes by Tribute Minerals (TBM-V, TBMIF-O) at the Garnet Lake property in northwestern Ontario have shown zinc and minor copper mineralization.
‘Conflict diamonds’ getting through loopholes
Commentary — The following was presented by De Beers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer earlier this year at the World Diamond Congress in Tel Aviv, Israel. De…
Freeport to swallow Phelps
If shareholders give the go-ahead, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) proposed takeover of Phelps Dodge (PD-N) will create the world’s largest publicly traded copper company and the largest …
Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (November 27, 2006)
Vancouver — In wrapping up its 2006 drilling program at the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-platinum group metals project located 240 km west of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Starfield Resources (SRU-V, SRFDF-O…
Some bits about diamond drilling
Diamond core bits are generally made with drilling solid rock in mind. Rock may be broken, hard, abrasive, etc., but will usually make its way up into the core tube en route to the geologist’s core ta…
Entre takes the long view in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar — The introduction of windfall taxes on gold and copper last spring coupled with talk of government earn-ins on “strategic” deposits stopped many foreign exploration companies in Mongolia…
Silvercorp flouts convention at Ying
Henan Province, China — The Ying silver-lead-zinc mine in central China is already generating enough cash flow to pay for exploration to upgrade known resources, outline more resources at depth and f…
Aquila targets Upper Peninsula
Menominee Cty., Mich. — In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it’s not hard to imagine you are in northern Ontario. The scenery is much like the north shore of the big lakes, and the little details fit,…