Nunavut open for business (September 17, 2001)
In two short years since the creation of Nunavut in April 1999, our government has begun to make significant changes in the way business is conducted in the territory.Transforming Nunavut’s unrivalled…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
VMS prospects in Elu belt
Following the acquisition of the Elu property in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut, Sherwood Petroleum (SWD-V) has discovered a number of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) showings during its i…
News – 17-SEP-01
Taxing times
Canada’s mining industry is under siege again, this time by the federal government, which decided last year that mining and other resource sectors will not be eligible for a reduction in the basic fed…
Glamis finds legal challenges in Honduras
Denver — The San Martin gold mine owned and operated by Glamis Gold (GLG-N) is a technical success, about to reach its expanded annual production rate of more than 110,000 oz. gold. It was built to h…
NAME CHANGES (September 17, 2001)
Timpete Mining (TPM-V) has changed its name to Entree Resources (ENS-V) on a 4-new-for-1-old-share basis.Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NM…
Drilling at Sastre fails to return higher-grade values
Investors bailed out of Radius Explorations (RDU-V) ahead of drill results from the Tambor gold property in central Guatemala, driving the stock to a 52-week low of 45.The junior tabled disappointing…
Franco to control Echo Bay in debt deal
A proposal by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) to convert a large debt into common shares would hand effective control of the company to Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T), and put a large block of shares into the han…
Breakwater tables Langlois feasibility study (September 14, 2001)
An independent feasibility study, focusing on Zone 97 at Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T) Langlois zinc mine near Val…
Antamina cuts forecasts
Vancouver — Some two months after shipping its first load of concentrate, due to falling metal prices the massive…
Inco to close Voisey’s camp
Nickel giant Inco (N-T) has announced that, as the site exploration program at the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobal…
Anaconda Nickel sees bigger loss (September 14, 2001)
Vancouver — The financial woes for Anaconda Nickel continue and the Australian nickel laterite miner has posted a…