Atna chases silver in Chile
Vancouver-based Atna Resources (ATN-T) has consolidated ownership of the historic Chanarcillo silver mining district in northern Chile, 70 km south of Copiapo.Atna locked up the area by acquiring a ke…
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Lac Knife at feasibility stage
Fermont, Que. — Industrial miner Mazarin (MAZ-T) and its American manufacturing partner Graftech are carrying out a feasibility study of the Lac Knife graphite deposit in the hopes that, within a few…
Expo-Ungava adds exploration dimension to Canadian Royalties
As the name suggests, Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) began corporate life with a business plan focused on generating a royalty income stream from various mineral properties held in its portfolio. The juni…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 17, 2001)
44.85 (+1.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 17, 2001)
73.55 (+0.49)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Intrepid tables mixed results (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — A 1,047-metre drill program over the Aldea El Zapote silver project in El Salvador has prompted operator Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) to focus further work on the Cerro Colorado III zone.The…
Far West readies drills
Far West Mining (FWM-V) is gearing up for a $1.2-million drilling campaign on BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) Great Bear project in the Northwest Territories.Drilling on up to 10 targets will begin in the next…
Kerr headlines CIM luncheon
David Kerr, chairman and chief executive officer of Noranda, will be the featured speaker at the September luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), Toronto branch. He will re…
Obituary: Keith Glover
Keith Glover, a leading structural expert in the mining industry, has died. He was 55.Glover was born on June 5, 1946 in Manchester, England. He completed his bachelor’s degree later at nearby Leicest…
Metals give back August gains
After another poor week, base metals markets ended back at their recent lows and have now given back almost all of the gains made in August’s second half rally.Nickel has fared worst of all, cementing…
Long-awaited Viola MacMillan autobiography hits bookstores
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Cyandide code being developed
A cyanide management code is being developed for the gold mining industry under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council on Metals and the Environm…