Cumberland adds deposit to Meadowbank
Drilling at the Meadowbank gold project, in Nunavut, has prompted Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) to initiate a resource estimate for the newly discovered Vault zone.The zone, situated 5 km northeast of …
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White Knight drills Indian Ranch
A drill program by White Knight Resources (WKR-V) is testing the Indian Ranch gold property on the Cortez trend in Nevada.About 8,000 ft. of drilling in eight holes is planned. The work is being funde…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 16, 2000)
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Australia inaugurates PDAC-style convention
Australia’s mining industry has launched a major international mining convention and trade show here in the country’s banking centre.Billed with characteristic Aussie restraint as “the greatest mining…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Oct. 4-10
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 20720 29.62 26.25 29.56 + 2.62…
Spot Prices Wed. October 11, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$273.00+$1.70Silver$ 4.89 $0.00…
Nevada gold output falls
Last year, the Nevada mining industry saw gold production fall for the first time since 1995.Between 1999 and 1998, amidst falling gold prices and production costs, gold production in the state fell t…
Staff Investment Policy (October 16, 2000)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 16, 2000)
44.36 (-2.08)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 16, 2000)
67.18 (-1.19)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Manitoba to host convention
Magmatic nickel, red-bed copper and Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) lead-zinc deposits are among the topics slated for discussion at Manitoba Mining and Minerals Convention 2000, scheduled for Nov. 16-1…
Part miner, part tour guide
John Wiens worked at the Steeprock iron mine, from 1952 to 1979. When he arrived at the deep red pit, 10 km outside Atikokan, in northwestern Ontario, he took a job as a truck driver for $1.47 per hou…