Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The aluminum beer bottle, produced jointly by Alcoa and Pittsburgh Brewing.

Aluminum beer bottles

Pittsburgh Brewing Co. and Alcoa have jointly developed an aluminum beer bottle. The announcement follows a history of innovation between the two companies, which led to the first pull-top can in 1962 — a major innovation in the beer and soft-dri…


BHP Billiton, JFE Steel ink iron ore deal

BHP Billiton (BHP-N) and JFE Steel have entered into a joint-venture agreement that includes the proposed sale of 16 million tonnes of iron ore per year from BHP Billiton over the next 11 years.



Erdene hits gold, copper

Erdene Gold (ERD-V) has intersected significant gold and copper at its Khukh Bulag (Blue Springs) property in south-central Mongolia.


Exploration spending Down Under

A telling picture of the state of play in the Australian resources sector was spelt out in Exploration Quarterly Review, published by Aegis Equities Research in its Blue Book series.




De Beers farms out Arctic properties

In a bid to advance some of its non-core assets, De Beers Canada has optioned several properties in the Far North to a couple of juniors under separate deals.



Five die in Chilean mine

Five workers have died in an accident at Anglo American‘s (AAUK-Q) El Soldado copper mine in central Chile.


Golds take lead in quiet market

The report period Aug. 25-31 saw the price of gold remain relatively stable. It ended US$1.05 higher at US$407.25 per oz. in the afternoon in London. The gold index gained 9.3 points, or 4.8%, to close at 202.93, while the diversified metals and m…


People (September 06, 2004)

Atikwa Minerals — Ian Atkinson resigned as president but remains director; CFO Bradley Kipp adds the title of president.


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