Outokumpu buys Norzink smelter
Denver — Boliden (BOL-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have completed the US$180-million sale of the Norzink smelter and refinery complex to Finnish giant Outokumpu. The operation is in southwestern N…
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De Beers drill-tests Navigator’s LDG Tiberon
The Canadian exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is preparing to drill-test several targets at the LDG (formerly Thor) project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories…
The many-sided coin
Years ago, Ron Thorton and I found several good-looking, gold-quartz belts in the eastern end of Nova Scotia, near an old mine. We tried, for some time, to raise money to bulk-sample the belts, but to…
Gold companies to attend seminar
Placer Dome, Iamgold and Dynamic Precious Metals will participate in a gold seminar on April 26 at the National Club in Toronto.Another speaker will be Brian Christie, a senior mining analyst with Van…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 23, 2001)
71.06 (+0.46)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Ontario needs more miners
The evidence is conclusive: Ontario needs more miners.The value currently added to Ontario’s economy by each mining employee annually is $204,500, which is 19% higher than in 1990 and more than double…
Diamond potential high in Ontario
Recent evaluations of Ontario’s diamond potential indicate good potential for a diamond discovery in Ontario, particularly in the areas of Red Lake, Wawa, the James Bay Lowlands and River Valley.That …
Anglogold opts out of Colombia
Vancouver — In a move that puts Conquistador Mines a step closer to closing down exploration activities in Colombia, Anglogold has elected to stop exploring its regional gold project there.California…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (April 23, 2001)
46.56 (+0.30)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Aussie prof at U of T
Renowned Australian geologist Roussos Dimitrakopoulos will teach a 3-day course at the University of Toronto’s Lassonde Institute in June.The professor and director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Rese…
Northern Miner Indices (April 23, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Mining gains global voice
Instead of preaching to the converted about its environmental and social progress and its economic contributions to society, the international mining community has reached out to the rest of the world…