Odyssey tallies Altintepe resource
Vancouver The inferred mineral resource for the 2G zone on the Altintepe project in northeastern Turkey has come i…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Eldorado dusts off Ecstall’s Dusty Mac
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has a 30-day period in which to conduct technical and legal due diligence after entering into a letter of intent with Ecstall Mining (EAM-V) over the dormant Dusty Mac gold mine …
Barrick shows grassroots prowess with Peruvian find
A new emphasis on grassroots exploration paid off for Barrick Gold (ABX-T) in 2002 with the discovery of the 9.5-million-oz. Lagunas Norte gold deposit at Alto Chicama in northern Peru.Barrick jump-st…
Croinor deposit grows
A slew of new drill results and an ongoing campaign are keeping South-Malartic Exploration (MSU-V) as determined as ever as to advance the venerable Croinor gold deposit to production.Situated 70 km e…
Securities session at PDAC
David Brown, chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission, will be among the speakers at a 3-hour session on securities regulations at the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Associatio…
First McAra holes find stringer sulphides
Three drill holes at the McAra property in the southern Abitibi belt in Ontario have intersected stringer-form pyrite and pyrrhotite.Owner Mustang Minerals (YMU-V) is testing a series of drill targets…
Barron’s mugs Royal Gold
An exceedingly negative story about Royal Gold in the March 1 edition of Barron’s knocked a painful $6 off the gold royalty company’s shares, which dipped below US$14 before recovering to US$15.46 at …
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 10, 2003)
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Amerigo prepares spring budget
Once the snow melts, Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) will renew its search for iron oxide copper-gold deposits in the Sault Ste. Marie region of northwestern Ontario.At the Coppercorp property, Amerigo will…
Exploration work upgrades Northgate’s Kemess North
Vancouver — In 2002, Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) spent US$3.5 million drilling 42 holes at the Kemess North deposit in the Toodoggone River area of north-central British Columbia. In the process, t…
Doyon hoist needs repairs
A breakdown of the production hoist at Cambior’s (CBJ-T) Doyon mine, 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., may result in layoffs during an estimated 2-6 weeks of repairs.At presstime, the company was dis…
Goldcorp buys into Madison
Vancouver — Cash-rich Goldcorp (G-T) has taken a 6.9% equity stake in junior Madison Enterprises (MNP-V).Through a private-placement, the Red Lake gold producer purchased 5 million units of Madison a…