Rio Tinto offers to buy larger slice of IOC
British mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N) intends to make a cash offer to buy all units of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund (LIF.UN-T) for $13.50 per unit.”The acquisition of the fund will provide R…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Twin Mining encouraged by Baffin stones
Following up on some earlier success, Twin Mining (TWG-T) has received diamond counts from a total of 1,669 kg of kimberlite derived from pipes No. 1 and No. 2 on the Freightrain claim on the company’…
Western markets beset by winter blahs
Vancouver — The Canadian Venture Exchange followed the major markets lower, led by a 13.2% drop in its technology sector, during the report period ended Dec. 19. The composite index dropped 138.72 po…
Hope Bay raises funds
Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) has raised $5 million in a private placement with Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T).Dundee, a closed-end investment company focused on precious metals, purchased 10 million units at…
Keith Minty named ‘Mining Man of the Year’
Few mines have endured a rockier road to production than Lac des les, Canada’s only primary platinum group metals (PGMs) mine. It is no understatement to say that many viewed its construction as the …
Majors finance base metal revival in Newfoundland
Vancouver — As Inco (N-T) patiently awaits a resolution to the frustrating development dispute that has stalled its Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador, other companies are stepping…
NAME CHANGES (December 25, 2000)
Duran Gold Corp. (DRN-V) has changed its name to Duran Ventures Inc. (DRV-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.Nickelodeon Minerals Inc. (NKM-V) has changed its name to Strongbow Res…
Raymor, McGill team up for lithium project
Quebec City-based Raymor Industries (RAR-V) is collaborating with researchers from McGill University on a project designed to achieve commercial production of lithium metal from the mineral spodumene….
Caribgold picks up land near Perseverance
CaribGold Resources (CG-T) has acquired a 100% interest in 118 contiguous mineral claims about 6 km west of Noranda’s (NOR-T) Perseverance zinc-copper project in the Matagami camp of northern Quebec.C…
Correction (December 25, 2000)
In an article about the first gold pour at the Morila mine in Mali (T.N.M., Nov. 27-Dec. 3/00), the name of the operation was incorrectly spelled in the headline. Also, the operator, Randgold Resource…
The d(2) aftermath
It has been 20 years since the passage of Jimmy Carter’s Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), which placed more than 104 million acres into various protected designations against …
Ducks in iron suits
When I was a green geological sprout I got fouled up by some dastardly person who had salted a gold property.I will always remember the feeling of great disappointment — followed by rage — when I le…