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)…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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…
News – 23-APR-01
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…
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…