Laboratories in flux
As the mining industry struggles to adapt to changing financial markets and an industry-wide slowdown, the geochemical and assay laboratories are having to reposition themselves. Most recently, this t…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
CDNX trading marked by volatility
Trading continues to be volatile on Canada’s junior exchange, though, at the close of the report period ended April 11, the Canadian Venture Exchange was sitting at 4,025.67, for a gain of 25.06 point…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (April 17, 2000)
— 2000 –DateApr. 11Apr. 10Apr. 7Apr. 6A…
LME Warehouse Levels (April 17, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Apr. 11/99 (change from Apr. 4 in brackets):Aluminium725025(-27150)…
NAME CHANGES (April 17, 2000)
Parametric Ventures (PMV-V) has changed its name to Centura Resources (SNS-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
Intrepid confirms grades
A twin hole drilled by Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) has confirmed bonanza silver grades previously encountered at the Cerro Coloado III discovery in western El Salvador.The diamond drill hole returned 53…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Mar 29-Apr 4
Exchg Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 446823 74.00 67.88 70.69 – 0.43…
Noranda closes Brunswick
Noranda’s Brunswick mine, in the Bathurst area of New Brunswick, has been shut down following the collapse of part of the conveyor system that hauls ore from underground to the surface.Originally, the…
MEETINGS (April 10, 2000)
April 10 Lysander — annual, generalApril 10 New Millennium — annual, generalApril 11 LEH Ventures — annualApril 11 Latitude — annual, generalApril 11…
Cardero picks up Cori Huarmi project
Junior Cardero Resource (CDU-V), formerly Sun Devil Gold, recently signed an option agreement with Peruvian-based Minera Andina de Exploraciones (Minandex) for a 60% interest in the Cori Huarmi gold p…
Pacific Rim advances Luicho
Ongoing surface sampling at the Luicho gold project in southern Peru is revealing an extensive and consistent multi-gram mineralized system with potential for hosting a large-tonnage, bulk-minable dep…
Tough times between the Gulf and the Pacific
Depressed gold prices are leaving producers little room for error these days, nowhere more so than in Mexico and Central America.Greenstone Resources, dead at the age of 17 years from financial asphyx…