Atna bides time at Marg property
Atna Resources (ATN-T) has kicked off a field program on its 67%-owned Marg polymetallic property near Mayo, Y.T.The project, a joint venture with 33%-owner Cameco (CCO-T), is underlain by Devonian-Mi…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EVENTS (July 03, 2000)
July 24-27 Blasting Analysis Int’l — “2000 High-Tech Seminar.” Delta Orlando Resort Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Tel: (610) 530-7415. Fax: (610) 395-5552. E-mail: blastinganalysis@worldne…
MEETINGS (July 03, 2000)
July 5 Lakefield — annual, specialJuly 5 Valdez — annualJuly 6 Fairhaven — annual, generalJuly 6 Odyssey — annual, specialJuly 7 Pan Asia -…
Korean conflict benefits base metals
JULY 1950Commodities closely associated with the Far East have been soaring in price. Tin has risen 15 since the Korean affair started.Meanwhile, the Chinese have cut off shipments of tungsten to the…
De Beers calls for action
De Beers Consolidated Mines has sent a letter to diamond associations and exchanges, urging them to prohibit the use of “conflict diamonds” in Africa.The term refers to diamonds that are stolen from l…
Grupo Mexico sells aggregates unit
Grupo Mexico has agreed to sell its aggregates division, American Limestone, to CSR America, a division of the CSR Group, for US$211 million.American Limestone is the second division of Asarco to be s…
Cancor advances Gemini project
Junior Cancor Mines (KCR-T) has released an initial resource estimate for zone B at its Gemini zinc-copper property, north of La Sarre in northwestern Quebec.To date, three massive-sulphide lenses hav…
Franco seeks return of funds from Canyon
Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) has filed suit against Colorado-based Canyon Resources (CAU-X) in order to recover US$3.5 million paid to Canyon as part of a 1999 financial support agreement.Canyon was pr…
Cominco to open mine
A combination of strong zinc prices and the impending depletion of its Sullivan deposit in southeastern B.C. has Cominco (CLT-T) seeking regulatory approval to reopen the Pend Oreille base metal mine …
Goldcorp execs nab more options
Insider trading transactions recently reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) — Wayne O’Connor, director, exercised 50,000 o…
TSE INDICES (June 26, 2000)
52-wkDateJune 20June 19June 16June 15June 14HighLowTSE 30010239.8810…
Northern Miner Indices (June 26, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.0…