The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (May 15, 2000)
54.79 (+1.44)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 15, 2000)
82.79 (+2.06)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, May 3-9
At press time, the figures for the Greatest Value Tradedfor the week of May 3rd to 9th were not available.We apologize for the inconvenience.
Budget gives boost to mining
The Ontario Mining Association (OMA) is singing the praises of Premier Mike Harris and Finance Minister Ernie Eves for giving a boost to mining in their recently tabled provincial budget.The governmen…
LaRonde mine to have deepest shaft
In early March, MacIsaac Mining & Tunneling blasted the last bench in the No. 3 shaft at the LaRonde gold mine, owned by Agnico-Eagle Mines in northern Quebec. At 2,259 metres (7,380 ft.), it is now t…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, May 3-9
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Tulawaka tests spawn optimism
Partners Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) and Explorations Minires du Nord (MDN-T) have received encouraging metallurgical results from their Tulawaka gold project in Tanzania.Composite samples for the talu…
Four missing at Grasberg mine
An accident at the Grasberg open-pit copper-gold mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, has left four people missing.Louisiana-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, through its operating unit, P.T. Freeport I…
International Wayside cuts lower grades at Cariboo
Junior International Wayside Gold Mines (IWA-V) is disappointed by drill results from its Cariboo gold property in north-central British Columbia.Drill holes 9 and 14 cut broad intervals of lower-grad…
Baie-Comeau site of conference
Prospectors, geologists and other interested parties will meet from June 2 to 4 in Baie-Comeau, Que., to discuss exploration on the province’s North Shore.It will be the third such summit, which is he…
Chaos in Sierra Leone
If there’s a hell on earth, it must be Sierra Leone. What could be more horrific than rebel army leaders ordering child-soldiers to murder unarmed civilians, including family members? And what could b…
Southern Rio funds work
Junior Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) has arranged a $338,000 private placement financing for a total of 2.25 million shares priced at 15 each.Proceeds will be used to acquire copper properties in Ch…