Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In a move that places it in a historic Mexican mining region, Robex Resources (RBX-M) has inked a deal to buy the Vianey mine property in Guerrero state, southwest of Mexico City, from LMX Resources (…

Denver — Drilling by the Australian company Pasminco has encountered significant mineralization in nine of 16 holes at the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru.Bongara is a joint venture between Pas…

Once again, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) have revised their agreement on the Valle del Cura and Santa Cruz properties in the Argentine Andes.The new deal sees Barrick take ove…

Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) continues to post profits as it carries out an ambitious corporate growth plan.For the first nine months of 2000, Breakwater reported earnings of $15.9 million …

The varied and valuable experience I gained at the Emerald base metals mine, in the Salmo area of southern British Columbia, affected my entire career as a miner.To begin with, there was the actual mi…

Among the award-winners in the 1999 Sentinels of Safety competiton are two lead mines operated by privately owned The Doe Run Co., based in St. Louis, Mo.Both the Buick mine, near Boston, Mass., and t…

Short positions outstanding at September 30, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 994,234 down 221,752; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 436,662 down 434,829; Barrick Gold Corp.

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcanT 21252 48.00 44.30 47.00 +1.25…

ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcanT 998855 48.00 44.30 47.00 +1.25…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 17Oct. 16Oct.13Oct. 12Oct. 11Aluminium1492/150…

DateOct. 17Oct. 16Oct. 13Oct. 12Oct. 11HighLowTSE 30010132.561049…

Junior Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has located a copper-gold porphyry at the Mirador prospect in southeastern Ecuador.Using a lightweight mobile drill, the company drilled more than 40 holes into the …