Sherritt Coal ups offer, Luscar Fund accepts
The Sherritt Coal partnership has sweetened its bid for all of the outstanding units and debentures of the Luscar C…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Power sales drive Cominco (April 24, 2001)
Vancouver — The continuing power shortage in the United States pushed profits up for Cominco (CLT-T), the world’s…
Falconbridge strike hits Noranda’s earnings
A six-and-a-half-month strike at subsidiary Falconbridge’s (FL-T) Sudbury nickel operations, combined with lower me…
Energy costs squeeze Phelps Dodge in first quarter
Denver — Higher energy costs continue to hurt the bottom line for Phelps Dodge (PD-N), resulting in a loss of US$1…
Teck and Inco team up in Brazil
Vancouver — Diversified miners Teck (TEK-T) and Inco (N-T) have joined forces to explore Brasilca Mining’s (BSL-V)…
Agnico’s recovery stutters slightly
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AGE-T) financial recovery has stumbled slightly and the company has posted a loss of US$300,00…
Anglo cuts big grades at Boyongan
Vancouver — Partners Anglo-American (AAUK-Q) and Philex Gold (PGI-V) appear to have intersected a very rare geolog…
Trading Summary (April 24, 2001)
Only three of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s 14 subindexes managed to finish in the black on Tuesday as the 300 compo…
Tiberon puts project on fast track
Hanoi, Vietnam — With its sights set on delineating a viable skarn tungsten polymetallic deposit, Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) is engaged in aggressive drilling at its Nui Phao property in northern Vietn…
Brancote proves up potential of Esquel project
The ever-growing, 3.8-million-oz. Esquel gold project in southern Argentina has garnered little attention in North American markets, largely because its operator, Brancote Holdings, is a United Kingdo…
PDAC comments on draft minerals bill Tough sell for South Africa
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s minister for minerals and energy, has worked hard to sell international investors on the merits of her government’s proposed Minerals Development Bill. She has a…
