BHP Billiton axes quarterly reports
Melbourne-based BHP Billiton will no longer publish quarterly financial results.Instead, the company will only issue quarterly reports on production, exploration and development, in accordance with th…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Web-based system wins award
CLAIMaps, an online mining information system developed by the Ontario government, has won a Canadian Information Productivity Award. The award was presented recently in Toronto.Created by the Ministr…
Tahera, Kitikmeot reach pact
Following a long series of negotiations, Tahera (TAH-T) and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association have reached an agreement-in-principle regarding local benefits from Tahera’s Jericho diamond project in Nun…
The Big Smoke
Plans for a hazardous-waste incinerator in Belledune, northwest of Bathurst, N.B., have run foul of two New Brunswick environmental groups: the Conservation Council and Environnement-Vie.The project p…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 15, 2003)
DateDec. 9Dec. 8Dec. 5Dec. 4Dec. 3HighLowTSX Composite7975.947990.777990.287880.507959.887997.666204.94TSX Metals & Mining212.19210.99209.84193.16205.10210.99115.38TSX Gold231.81…
Gold stocks down as bullion rises
This was a week of mainly sideways motion in the U.S. equity markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 69.78 points to 9,923.42, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 6.44 points to 1,06…
The Northern Miner Indices (December 15, 2003)
North American Mining: 110.04 (-0.03)Small Producers: 109.08 (-2.85)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Cross Lake merges with Gold Giant
Vancouver Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T) has acquired all of the shares of Gold Giant Ventures (GGG-V) according to…
Trading Summary (December 12, 2003)
The diversified mining crowd pulled out of its recent slide adding 2.99 points, or 1.5%, to make 207.2 points, and…
Trading Summary (December 12, 2003)
The diversified mining crowd pulled out of its recent slide adding 2.99 points, or 1.5%, to make 207.2 points, and…
Glencairn breaks ground at Bellavista
Glencairn Gold (GGG-T) has begun the initial phase of construction of its Bellavista gold mine in Costa Rica. U…
AngloGold gets Ghanaian government support
The Ghanaian government has thrown its weight behind the planned US$1.7-billion merger between Ashanti Goldfields (…