Articles by Northern Miner Staff
US becoming reliant on imported minerals
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has long been an anomaly in the Department of the Interior, particularly in the bad old days when Bruce Babbitt ruled the department with a mean green fist. The notio…
NAME CHANGES (July 30, 2001)
Canada Fluorspar Inc. (CFI-V) has changed its name to Continental Ridge Resources (KRI-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.
That sinking feeling
Worse-than-expected industrial production data for the U.S. and the European Monetary Union (the eurozone IP moving into negative territory, year over year, for the first time at minus 0.1% in May), t…
Newfoundland backs new enterprises
AUGUST 1951Under the driving force of Premier Joseph Smallwood, the Newfoundland government is pushing a program designed to broaden the provincial economy. The campaign largely revolves around promot…
Disc cutter under development
The Brisbane Australia-based Cooperative Research Centre for Mining Equipment and Technology has teamed up Terratec Asia Pacfic of Tasmania to develop an oscillating disc cutter (ODC).Toward that end,…
Demand for gold rises
The first quarter of 2001 saw further healthy growth in gold demand.Demand for gold jewelry and personal investment in the 27 leading gold-consuming countries rose to 826 tonnes, which is 5% higher th…
Pan Am Silver deals Huaron
Pan American Silver (PAA-T) has optioned a portion of its Huaron property in Peru’s Cerro de Pasco district to South African major Anglo American (AAUK-Q).The agreement covers 30,000 ha of the norther…
Staff Investment Policy (July 30, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Producer and Dealer Prices (July 30, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,070/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.75/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.20-9.80/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.6855/lb.Indium: In…
Vannessa bucks downward trend
Gripped by the summer doldrums, the Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 31.58 points, or 1%, to finish the report period ended July 24 at 3,073.7. The mining index remained relatively un…
Gold stocks rise on prospect of strike in SA
Rocked by more dire warnings from the high-tech sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index tumbled 107.62 points during the July 18-24 report period to land at 7586.51.Gold climbed $1.15 over the pe…