Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Last year, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were on pace to surpass 1998 levels — that is, until European Union antitrust watchdogs quashed the proposed 3-way deal between Montreal-based Alcan Aluminum…

The Buchans base metal camp in central Newfoundland has historically been one of relatively small but high-grade massive sulphide deposits. The original Buchans deposit, to take only one example, was …

49.29 (+0.91)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has taken down a second private placement in Anatolia Minerals Development (AMCD.U-C), for US$1 million.The major, which recently entered into a 4-year agreement with An…

A feasibility study is under way at the Ntotoroso gold property in Ghana. Normandy Mining (NDY-T) is earning a half-interest in the property from operator Moydow Mines International (MOY-T).The study …

Philex Gold (PGI-T) has temporarily suspended operations at its Bulawan underground gold mine in the Philippines.The suspension follows the depletion of reserves in the South block.About 40% of the mi…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 18/00 (change from July 11 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T22.7ComincoCLT-T3.8FalconbridgeFL-T7.0Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoR…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJuly 18July 17July 14July 13July 12…

This month marks the 25th anniversary of amethyst, Ontario’s official mineral.It was on July 8, 1975, that the Mineral Emblem Act received royal assent, and, according to Tim Hudak, the province’s cur…

A workshop organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council on Metals and the Environment has laid the groundwork for an international code of practice for th…