Trading Summary (October 22, 2002)
Toronto gold stocks regained their glitter and then some on Tuesday, rising 7.93 points or nearly 5% to 167.11 poin…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Fording circles the wagons
Rather than submit to a $1.5-billion takeover bid by the Sherritt Coal Partnership II, an alliance between Sherritt…
Apex drops Atna’s Chanarcillo property (October 22, 2002)
Vancouver — Apex Silver Mines (SIL-A) has elected not to participate in any further exploration of Atna Resource’s…
Anglo extends Philippine find
Vancouver — Delineation drilling on the Boyongan prospect in the Philippines continues to churn out impressive cop…
Cambior profits from higher gold prices (October 22, 2002)
Riding higher gold prices, Cambior (CBJ-T) managed to post a tidy profit for the three months ended Sept. 30, the f…
Trading Summary (October 21, 2002)
A sliding bullion price sent the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold stocks lower to start the week. The Gold Index dropp…
Sherritt, teachers eye Fording Coal
The Sherritt Coal Partnership II, an alliance between Sherritt International (S-T) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pensio…
Western Copper expands Chile Colorado
Vancouver — The latest results from an 8,100 metre drill program targeting the Chile Colorado zone has expanded th…
Partners propose for Salamandra
Already working on earning a half-interest in the Salamandra property in Mexico’s Senora state, Alamos Minerals (AA…
Miramar hits more gold at Hope Bay (October 21, 2002)
Vancouver — A $3.4-million summer work program by Miramar Mining (MAE-T) uncovered a new zone of mineralization at the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut.Crews discovered the Marianas zone while drill-…
Newmont turns Black Hawk down
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has decided not to act on an option to earn earn a 55% stake in Black Hawk Mining’s (BHK-T) exploration properties in Nicaragua.Newmont had already sunk US$1.5 million into expl…
Toronto exchange roars back to life
Attracted by bargain prices, buyers outpaced sellers over the Oct. 9-15 report period to push the benchmark up 388.87 points. The TSX/S&P Composite Index finished the holiday-shortened week at 6,219.4…