De Beers to bring Gahcho Kue to feasibility (December 01, 2003)
Budgets have been approved for a full feasibility study at the Gahcho Kue (Kennady Lake) diamond project in the Nor…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Gabriel adds 1.5m oz. to Rosia Montana
An updated resource estimate by Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) at its advanced 80%-owned Rosia Montana gold project in R…
Nevsun hits new zone at Bisha (December 01, 2003)
Drilling at the Bisha project in Eritrea has led to the discovery of a new massive sulphide zone, reports Nevsun Re…
Hot holes in Romania for European Goldfields
A resumption of drilling in early November at European Goldfields’ (EGU-V) 80%-owned Certej and Sacaramb gold proje…
Trading Summary (December 01, 2003)
Gold finally topped US$400 per oz. in trading on Monday, with the London afternoon fix at US$400.25 and the closing…
Daily Metal Prices (December 01, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 25Nov. 24Nov. 21Nov. 20Nov. 19Al Alloy1390/141…
Junior exchange loses ground as bullion slips
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange ended the trading week in the red as a lower bullion price took its toll on speculative gold issues. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index lost 3.25 points…
Suppliers Roundup (December 01, 2003)
Miller takes home two awardsNorth Bay-based Miller Technology, which produces personnel carriers for use underground, has received two awards.For the second time in the past decade, Miller was named C…
Court rejects Oka appeal
A Quebec court has rejected an appeal by the Union of Agricultural Producers (UPA) against an earlier ruling in favour of Niocan’s (NIO-T) niobium mining project in Oka, Que.The group had voiced conce…
People (December 01, 2003)
Alcoa — Judith Nocito appointed corporate secretary and senior counsel.Firestone Ventures — James Porter appointed CFO and director.First Quantum — Robert Watts appointed independent l…
Randgold looks at Loulo
Putting its unsuccessful bid for Ashanti Goldfields behind it, South African-based Randgold Resources says it is close to making a development decision on its promising high-grade Loulo gold prospect …
Gold sparks on Barrick news
Buyers overtook sellers over the Nov. 19-25 report period, pushing the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index up 84.95 points to a close of 7,822.34.Gold producers were not so lucky, as physical price…