American Mineral Fields gets decree
Congolese president Joseph Kabila has signed off on a decree approving the deal under which America Mineral Fields…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cheviot coal mine to go ahead
After a long wrangle over permitting, Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T) and partner Teck Cominco (TEK-T) have…
Trading Summary (March 15, 2004)
Toronto markets tanked on Monday, with the S&P-TSX Composite index falling 157.63 points to 8,434.41, a loss of 1.8…
South Africans bid for South Pacific exposure (March 15, 2004)
South African gold producers Harmony Gold (HMY-N) and Durban Roodepoort Deep (DROOY-Q) have both issued bids for Pa…
Anglo American finalizes deal for Man project
Vancouver — Anglo American Exploration, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Anglo American (AAUK-N) has complete…
Porcupine JV to reactivate Pamour
The Porcupine Joint Venture plans to start up a large open-pit mine on the Pamour property, 15 km east of Timmins, Ont., to replace production from its Dome open pit and underground operations.Placer …
Correction (March 15, 2004)
The article “Pimenton drilling under way” (T.N.M., Feb. 27/04) said previous work at the Chilean property, held by South American Gold & Copper (SAG-T), had outlined a proven and probable reserve of 6…
Anvil keeps its promise in DRC
Kilwa, Democratic Republic of Congo — Green countryside, neatly thatched African huts, and the tranquil vastness of Lake Mweru converge in this sleepy town in the southwestern DRC. As our charter fli…
Claude buoyed by gold and gas (March 15, 2004)
Stronger gold and natural gas prices helped Saskatoon-based Claude Resources (CRJ-T) cruise to a profit in 2003.For the year, Claude earned $1.9 million (4 per share) on gold revenue of $25.8 million…
Tipping point for the Liberals
Capt. Renault: I’m shocked — shocked! — to find that gambling is going on in here. . . .Emil (to Renault): Your winnings, sir.Capt. Renault: Oh, thank you, very much. . . Everybody out at once!– a …
Miramar gains time for northern projects
A newly amended option agreement gives Miramar Mining (MAE-T) more time to explore the George and Goose Lake gold projects in Nunavut.Last fall, Miramar signed a letter agreement with Kinross Gold (K-…
Rio Narcea to explore Salave
In a deal potentially valued at more than US$30 million, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has acquired rights to develop the Salave deposit from mining promoter J. Patrick Sheridan.The gold project is in…