Approvals in place for Nugget gold project
Local authorities have approved an application by Toronto-based gold explorer Nugget Resources (NUG-V) to start underground work at its Hill End property in central New South Wales.Australia’s federal…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cheviot coal mine still in ‘limbo of procedural hearings’
The proposed Cheviot coal mine, near Hinton, Alta., is still on hold pending the findings of a panel report from a second set of environment-related hearings held this past spring. The report is expec…
Cominco earns rep as stalwart
Environmental stewardship and mining are often portrayed as being mutually exclusive, though Cominco (CLT-) is demonstrating that nothing could be farther from the truth.Since 1995, the Canadian miner…
Quebec supports asbestos producers
To counter the continuing hostility being heaped upon asbestos, most notably in the European Union, the government of Quebec is advocating the use of chrysotile and the safe use of all other types of …
Falco a leader at Raglan
While efforts to reduce emissions at the Sudbury smelting operation continue, Falconbridge (FL-T) is working to improve the environmental performance of its primary mines, including the Kidd division …
Manhattan hits hot hole on B-5 target
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has intersected a new high-grade copper zone at its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru.Hole 8, drilled on the B5 target, intersected a zone that assayed 4.6% copper and 1…
Union says no to Falco
The 5-week strike at Falconbridge’s Sudbury operations is showing no signs of ending.The union was presented with an amended offer on the Labour Day weekend, but on Sept. 5, the union’s leaders unanim…
Miners shine over long weekend
For the holiday-shortened week ended Sept. 5, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 45.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at 11,260.61 in light trading.Mining issues enjoyed gains as gold climbed back after…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 11, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 5/00 (change from Aug. 29 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Aug. 30-Sept. 5
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 13653 0.20 0.17 0.18…
Correction (September 11, 2000)
The Kolwezi tailings project in the Democratic Republic of Congo contains an updated resource of 112.8 million tonnes grading 1.49% copper and 0.32% cobalt. The project is held by America Mineral Fiel…
Record tonnage keeps Bema hopeful
Although lower gold production prevented Bema Gold (BGO-T) from posting a profit during the second quarter, the company hopes to reap the benefits of two consecutive quarters of record throughput duri…