Naldrett a geological icon
The credit lines for the Odds ‘N’ Sods column in your Nov. 12 issue do not do justice to the author, A.J. Naldrett.The speech referred to was given at Laurentian University’s convocation ceremony, whe…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
METAL PRICES (December 11, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 5Dec. 4Dec. 1Nov. 30Nov. 29Aluminium…
Global warming, Part 2
When Maurice Strong opened Globe 2000, an environmental conference held last March in Vancouver, B.C., he urged delegates to “ignore the fear-mongers” who argue against “growing evidence and scientifi…
News – 11-DEC-00
Costs, writedown take toll on Bema
Vancouver — The triple-whammy of low gold prices, high production costs and a US$9.3-million writedown has pushed Bema Gold (BGO-T) deeper into the red.The Vancouver-based company posted a third-quar…
Virginia, Soquem test target
Drilling by partners Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem has intersected nickel, copper and cobalt mineralization at the Chute-des-Passes property, 150 km north of Lac St. J…
Twin Mining proves up Torngat diamond property
Toronto-based Twin Mining (TWG-T) has pulled commercial-size stones from the diamondiferous kimberlite dykes in the Alluviaq Fjord area of the Torngat Mountains in northwestern Quebec.The Torngat prop…
Weda Bay boosts nickel-cobalt resource (December 11, 2000)
Weda Bay Minerals (WDA-T) has substantially increased the resource base at its nickel-cobalt laterite project on Halmahera island, Indonesia.Indicated resources have doubled to 133 million tonnes grad…
Imperial hits sulphides near Revelstoke
Vancouver — Imperial Metals (IMP-T) has intersected massive sulphides in four of seven holes drilled at the Spire property, near Revelstoke, B.C. The target is described as having encouraging copper …
Atna rated a speculative buy
Tax-loss selling at this time of year typically creates a seasonal weakness that many speculative investors use to their advantage, to bottom-feed on the junior resource sector.At 40-42, Atna Resourc…
Market improves after slump
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 391.14 points, or 3.7%, to close at 10,898.72 for the report period ended Dec. 5. The rise reflected both the possibility of a interest rate cut and t…
VBN redemption gets nod
At a special meeting in Toronto, shareholders of Inco’s (N-T) Class VBN shares (NV-T) voted in favour of amending the terms of the shares, thereby accepting a redemption offer from Inco.The company ca…