Mint releases coin set
The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa has released two new hologram coins, including a one-quarter-ounce gold maple leaf coin and a gold maple leaf 5-coin set.The hologram on the quarter-ounce single coin…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Golconda drills at Shulin
Juniors Golconda Resources (GA-V) and Shear Minerals (SMR-V) are deepening four reverse-circulation drill holes to test a possible kimberlite pipe at their Shulin Lake property, 75 km northwest of Anc…
Strike set at Holt
At presstime, the existing contract for 140 workers at the Holt-McDermott gold mine in Kirkland Lake, Ont., was about to expire and the United Steelworkers local 6409 was preparing to hold a strike vo…
Bradley, Nuvumiut sign JV
Nuvamiut Development, an Inuit-run business in northern Quebec, has signed a joint-venture deal with Bradley Bros. to carry out surface and underground drilling over three years at the Raglan nickel m…
PEOPLE (April 01, 2002)
Alcan — Yves Fortier appointed vice-chairman and director.Dofasco — John Mayberry appointed chairman and CEO; Brian MacNeill appointed lead director.Gold Canyon — Samuel Nunnemaker app…
Partners eye Sabara production (April 01, 2002)
Brazilian Resources (YBZ-V) and its operating partner, IMS Empreendimentos, are preparing to mine the former’s wholly owned Sabara gold deposit in the country’s Iron Quadrangle district.The open-pit o…
Pezim back in Corona fold
West-coast entrepreneur Murray Pezim and Galveston Resources have called off their legal action against International Corona Resources, Royex Gold Mining and related companies.At the same time, Pezim …
East wins Keevil hockey match
The eastern Prospectors All-Stars beat the western Miner Selects 18-14 in the Norm Keevil Memorial Hockey Game, held during the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada….
Sherwood does Hope Bay diamond deal
Sherwood Mining (SWD-V) has inked a letter of intent with Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) to earn up to a 70% interest in any diamondiferous bodies discovered on the 80-km-long…
Producer and Dealer Prices (April 01, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.20/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.40-6.90/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7455/lb.Indium: Indi…
Daily Metal Prices (April 01, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 26March 25March 22March 21March 20Aluminium13…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 01, 2002)
DateMarch 26March 25March 22March 21March 20HighLowTSE 3007756.697751.337856.137856.337915.44…