Jesuit mission time capsule for Silver Valley
A Jesuit mission built in 1848 on the banks of the Coeur d’Alene River in northern Idaho is helping scientists understand what the natural levels of lead and zinc were prior to mining.The discovery of…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Drilling by Great Basin boosts Ivanhoe
With five rigs turning on its wholly owned Ivanhoe project in Nevada, Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) continues to hit bonanza-grade gold mineralization underneath the previous discovered Hollister resource….
Battle Mountain upgrades Phoenix
Houston, Tex.-based Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) plans to expand the mining rate for its proposed Phoenix project by 40% to 30,000 tons per day.Average production at the project, situated in northern …
Gold Funds (June 12, 2000)
Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.50$5.44Price$7.40$5.105Discount40.80%…
Geomaque boosts earnings
By lowering costs, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) managed to turn a respectable profit in the first quarter.Earnings topped US$402,000 (or 1 per share) on revenue of US$5.5 million, compared with US$8…
Argentine prospects bright for Tenke Investment Commentary
If the efforts of Tenke Mining (TNK-T) are any indication, the Lundin group stands a good chance of building on its earlier successes in Argentina, according to mining analyst Robert van Doorn of Loew…
Trivalence nets US$4.3M
The sale of 6,890 carats of diamonds has generated US$4.3 million for Trivalence Mining (TMI-V), operator and 85%-owner of the Aredor mine in Guinea, West Africa.The five parcels of diamonds sold for …
Franco-Nevada uses Nevada assets as springboard for growth
With the sole exception of the Ken Snyder mine in Nevada, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) prefers to leave the operating of mines “to companies more expert in such matters.” Armed with a war chest of cash…
AMT to sell copper production to General Motors
Toronto-based junior AMT International Mining (AAI-T) has signed a long-term off-take agreement for its Copper Creek copper-molybdenum project, 45 miles northeast of Tucson, Ariz.Over five years, begi…
Newcrest analysts initiate coverage of First Quantum
The release of positive first-quarter results has prompted Newcrest Capital analysts David Davidson and David Christie to initiate coverage of First Quantum Minerals (FM-T).The company joined the rank…
Gammon Lake cuts more gold, silver
Drilling by Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) continues to intersect encouraging gold-silver mineralization in the historic Ocampo mining district of Mexico’s Chihuahua state.Hole 80 cut 33.53 metres grad…
Hillsborough has buyer in wings
By mid-June, beleagured Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) expects that a potential buyer will have completed a due diligence review of the company and its coal mine on Vancouver Island, B.C.In the meanti…