Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Martha mine thaws out

Following a two-month shutdown caused by unusually severe winter conditions, mining has resumed at Yamana Resources’ (YRI-T) high-grade Martha underground silver mine on the Bacon property in the sout…



Broad market slumps again

Although trading resumed on Sept. 13, the Toronto Stock Exchange was unable to weather the storm caused two days prior by the terrorist attacks in the eastern U.S. Consequently, the 300 index sank 204…


Tritton takes another blow (September 24, 2001)

Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has decided not to continue work at Nord Pacific’s (NPF-T) Tritton copper project in New South Wales, Australia.Nord Pacific and Cominco had been investigating the feasibility of …


Dow plunges in wake of tragedy

Denver — Nearly a week after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., trading resumed in a strongly negative fashion. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 702.11 points, or 7.3…


Russians step up pressure on Archangel

Denver — LUKoil, Russia’s largest oil company, is pressuring Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) to sign a document terminating all rights to the Verkhotina diamond licence in northern Russia.Archangel was giv…


Mustang, Falco join forces

Vancouver — Mustang Minerals (YMU-V) has joined forces with Falconbridge (FL-T) to explore for diamonds in the Marten River area, near North Bay, Ont.Mustang has obtained a half-stake in the Marten R…


Gold and terrorism

In the wake of the terrorist attack on the U.S. on Sept. 11, at least some investors have looked to gold, the traditional haven in times of crisis.Gold prices responded swiftly, and the London morning…


Falco releases soil study results

Results from a soil study in Nickel Centre, northeast of Sudbury, Ont., indicate that soil contamination levels pose no immediate threat to area residents.The study is part of a broad, ongoing soil-te…


Peruvian engineers convene

Peruvian mining engineers will convene in San Diego, Calif., from Sept. 23 to 26. The theme will be mining’s contribution to social development.The conference provides a forum for debating issues rela…


Comsur eyes Don Mario (September 24, 2001)

Vancouver — The long and winding road to development of the Don Mario gold-silver-copper project may be on its final stretch, following the signing of a definitive agreement between Bolivia’s largest…


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