Court rules in Aber’s favour in lawsuit
To the surprise of few and the dismay of Winspear Resources (WSP-T), the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that Aber Resources (ABZ-T) can retain its 32.24% stake in the promising Camsell La…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
MEETINGS (April 17, 2000)
April 17 Iriana — annualApril 17 Mask — annual, generalApril 17 Match Capital — annual, specialApril 17 Moss — specialApril 17 Regeena — g…
Crew acquires sulphur deposit in Philippines
In an attempt to secure a stable sulphur supply for its proposed heap pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel laterite project on the Philippine island of Mindoro, Crew Development (CRU-T) has acquired a 10…
Correction (April 17, 2000)
In our April 10 issue, we incorrectly stated that the Majistral deposit in Peru, held by Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V), has reserves of 500 million tonnes averaging 1.2% copper, 1% zinc, and 0.03% mol…
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (April 17, 2000)
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Writedowns pull SouthernEra into red
Writedowns eroded what would otherwise have been a profitable year for SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T).In 1999, net losses totalled $24 million (or 90 per share) on revenue of $48 million, compared wit…
Gold Fields inks JV deal Down Under
South African producer Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) has formed a joint venture with Tanami Gold to explore the Solitaire project in Australia’s Northern Territory.Gold Fields can earn an initial 25% interest …
Fancamp tests Kourouba
Fancamp Exploration (FNC-V) has begun pit-sampling a promising gold-in-soil anomaly at its Kourouba property in southwestern Mali.Kourouba covers 200 sq. km of the regional Kalana greenstone belt. The…
Drilling extends Platreef mineralization
The latest hole in an ongoing drill program at the Platreef platinum-palladium-rhodium-gold (PGM) property in South Africa has hit mineralization 200 metres along strike of the previously known zone.H…
Producer and Dealer Prices (April 17, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,100/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.19/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.45-17.40/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.78/lb.Indium: Indi…
Metal Prices (April 17, 2000)
DateApr. 11Apr. 10Apr. 7Apr. 6Apr. 5BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange–Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Broad market rebounds but resource stocks mixed
Recouping over a quarter of the loss reported for the previous period, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed 216.19 points between April 5 and April 11 to end the week at 9,358.03, or 2% higher…