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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
GAC, MAC to meet in St. John’s CONFERENCE ROUND UP
The joint annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada will be held at Memorial University in St. John’s, Nfld., from May 27 to 30, 2001.The meeti…
Remembering Christmas past
As the Christmas season approaches, I recall a story that occurred more than 30 years ago.The Steep Rock iron mine, near Atikokan, Ont., was going to install a conveyor belt system that would transpor…
Stillwater secures financing
Denver — After securing higher prices for platinum and palladium production at its namesake operation in southwestern Montana, Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) has secured long-term credit facilities worth …
St Andrew weighs survival against dilution
Joseph Gutnick, the Australian mining entrepreneur who recently assumed control of Tahera (TAH-T), is now poised to take the helm of St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T).Subject to regulatory approval, Bay Re…
Noranda grabs Lady Loretta
Results from a 2-year study have prompted Noranda (NOR-T) to acquire a majority stake in the Lady Loretta zinc-lead-silver desposit in Queensland, Australia.In 1998, Noranda signed a deal with Austral…
EVENTS (December 18, 2000)
Jan. 1-31, 2001 33rd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference — Ottawa. Contact R.J. MacDonald. Tel: (613) 996-2283. Fax: (613) 996-9041.Jan. 11-13 Western Inter-University Geological Conference…
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PEOPLE (December 18, 2000)
Ced-Or — Gilbert Godbout appointed director.Crew Development — Peter Barnes appointed president and CFO; John Darch appointed chairman and CEO; Jon Steen Petersen appointed director; Andreas Qvale a…
Freewest advances Clarence Stream
Rollingdam, New Brunswick — Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-M) is preparing to launch a 3,000-metre program of diamond drilling at its Clarence Stream gold property in southwestern New Brunswick. The …
Inco enters new development phase at Goro
While falling short of actually making a production decision, Inco (N-T) has announced it is advancing its Goro nickel-cobalt project in New Caledonia to a new stage of development, keeping it on-trac…