Fool’s folly
Last year, Zimbabwe’s defence minister, Moven Mahachi, described military involvement in mining ventures as “a noble option” that would allow his government and the government of the Democratic Republ…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NAME CHANGES (June 12, 2000)
Cugold Ventures (CVN-V) has changed its name to Firestone Ventures (FV-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.
Name Changes
Diamond International Industries (DMD-V) has changed its name to Vault Systems (VSY-V) on a 1-new-for-8-old-share basis.
Independent evaluation calls Wayside estimates into question
An independent evaluation of a potential bulk-tonnage target in the Cow Mountain area of the Cariboo gold property, near Wells, B.C., not only concludes that the mineral inventory is about half as lar…
Miramar, Cambiex hot on Hope Bay’s potential
Having acquired the entire Hope Bay greenstone belt, 685 km northeast of here, in Nunavut, equal partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) are setting their sites on developing t…
Nickel slips as Inco averts workers’ strike
Unable to catch a break these days, gold ended the May 24-30 report period at its lowest level in eight months. However, the yellow metal regained some strength overnight, being fixed at US$272.25 per…
Kvaerner wins Peruvian contract
Kvaerner Engineering & Construction has been awarded the contract for the Tintaya copper oxide project in southeastern Peru’s Altiplano district.The project, held by Broken Hill Proprietary, is Peru’s…
Fewer E. coli on steel surface
The Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management, a Minnesota-based company that provides consulting services to the food industry, tested several different countertop materials for their respon…
EVENTS (June 05, 2000)
June 6-8 Exhibition Management Services — Conference: “Pumps, Valves and Pipes Africa 2000.” Kyalami Exhibition & Conference Centre, Midrand, South Africa. Tel: +011 783 7250/1/6/9. Fax: +011 783 726…
Aurogin, Globex plan program
Rouyn-Noranda-based Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX-T) and its new joint-venture partner, Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V), will explore a large land package in northwestern Quebec.The 40-sq.-km property, in …
Iamgold launches drill program in Ecuador
A 6,000-metre drill program by Iamgold (IMG-T) could revive a historic mining camp in southern Ecuador that was once worked by the gold-worshipping Incas.The underground and surface drill program is f…
SouthernEra de-waters Messina
Having obtained a mining permit, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) is de-watering the Messina platinum group elements (PGM) mine in northern South Africa.Messina Platinum, a South African-listed company i…