Stratoni may need a new study
The Conseil d’tat, Greece’s supreme administrative court, says that TVX Gold (TVX-T) may or may not need to comple…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NJ Mining raises funds
A private placement will provide US$229,500 for a drill program at three northern Idaho projects operated by junior New Jersey Mining (NJMC-O).A 1,500-metre drilling campaign on the New Jersey mine, n…
GLR dusts off cobwebs
With the price of gold on the rise, GLR Resources (GRS-T) has decided to forge ahead with the development of the Box and Athona deposits, which form part of its Goldfields project on the north shore o…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, MAY 29-JUNE 4
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N71024532.6230.5131.56-0.41…
Holmer revs up drills in Timmins
Spurred on by rallying gold prices, Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-V) has renewed drilling at its high-grade Timmins property in northern Ontario.Between 1996 and 1998, Holmer outlined five near-surface paral…
PEOPLE (June 10, 2002)
AFCAN — David Netherway appointed president and CEO.Glencairn — Dunham Craig appointed president and COO.NovaGold — Walter Segsworth appointed director; Alex Morrison appointed preside…
Exchange Rates (June 10, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJune 4June 3May 31May 30May 29US$ in C$1.52791.52801.52751.5339…
Queenstake ups Magistral resource
Vancouver — Drilling by Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has increase the grade and tonnage of the La Prieta zone in the Samaniego Hill area of its 50%-owned Magistral property in Mexico’s Sinaloa state….
Sustainable development, Part 2
Corporate actions in support of sustainable development are often muted. In part, this reflects a perception that engaging with the community is an expensive proposition and, moreover, fundamentally t…
Richard Franks
Richard Franks, a taxation manager with Rio Algom, has died after a lengthy illness. He was 50.Franks started as a junior tax clerk with Rio Algom after attending the University of Western Ontario. He…
Africa needs international investment more than aid: Oppenheimer
The following is a condensed portion of a speech given by Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers, to the first annual gala dinner of the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business, held in Toronto in Ap…
J-Pacific nabs Callahan
Vancouver-based J-Pacific Gold (JPN-V) has acquired an option to buy the Callahan property in Nevada’s Lander Cty.The Callahan property consists of 10 patented and 42 unpatented claims overlying a seq…