Goldcorp cuts ribbon at reborn Red Lake mine
It began life in 1948 as Dickenson Mines’ Arthur White gold mine and went on to produce more than 3.1 million oz. without interruption until a strike forced a shutdown in 1996. Recently, under the own…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Falling prices hurt big gold producers
The Toronto Stock Exchange recovered strongly over the report period Oct. 18-24, but the mining stocks were largely left in the dust. The TSE 300 composite index closed at 10,352.10 points, up 219.54 …
Decline in prices continues
During the report period Oct. 16-20, all the base metals listed on the London Metal Exchange (LME) suffered declines in their weekly average prices. Once again, nickel and zinc prices were hardest-hit…
Gold Funds (October 30, 2000)
Gold Funds as of Oct 19, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$11.88$5.44Price$7.00…
Mansfield, Atna bright spots in junior sector
Mineral exploration frauds such as Bre-X Minerals in Indonesia, combined with the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, are chiefly responsible for the ongoing slump in junior resource stocks, acc…
Green Creek explores new ground
The operators of the Greens Creek polymetallic mine, in southeastern Alaska, have resumed exploration drilling following a brief hiatus.Over the past year, Kennecott Minerals, a division of the mine’s…
Guyana hits high grade
A hole drilled by Guyana Goldfields (YGI-V) at the Aurora concession in Guyana, South America, has returned 63 ft. grading 1.35 oz. gold per ton.The program is testing the strike length of the Aleck H…
Gold-as-money
Is gold the mortal enemy of central bankers? Lawrence Parks, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME), believes so. What’s more, he says the world’s banker…
BC peak deemed more fitting
I agree with the points you make in the editorial “Mount Logan forever” (T.N.M., Oct. 16-22) regarding the re-naming of Mount Logan to honour the memory of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.Althoug…
Juniors flock to Alaska for PGMs
Although most of the activity by junior companies in Alaska has been for gold, exploration for platinum group elements is decidedly on the upswing.In the late 1990s, when the price of platinum and pal…
Expatriate, Nordac among most promising Yukon explorers
Exploration activity in most parts of Canada has plummeted in recent years, and the Yukon is no exception. Nonetheless, there are still a few brave hearts with staying power, and they’re managing to f…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 30, 2000)
DateOct. 24Oct. 23Oct. 20Oct. 19Oct. 18HighLowTSE 30010352.1010472.9610485.2010231.639926.7811401.976996.02Mines & Minerals3328.303270.3632…