EVENTS (February 14, 2000)
Feb. 29 CPM Group — “Silver Mining Investment Conference.” New York Mercantile Exchange, N.Y. Tel: (212) 785-8320. Fax: (212) 785-8325. Web site: http://www.cpmgroup.comMarch 2-3 S…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Miners show mixed results despite price rally
In a decidedly mixed week for resource stocks, the Toronto Stock Exchange gold and precious metals sub-group climbed 234.09 points during the Feb. 2-8 report period, while the metals and minerals sub-…
Berland, Fort Knox target base metals
Juniors Berland Resources (BNL-V) and Fort Knox Gold Resources (FNX-T) will jointly explore for base metals in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan.The partners can earn 100% interests in the Watts Rive…
Russian firm blocks Dukat
Another volley has been fired in the battle for the Dukat silver mine in the Magadan region of northeastern Russia: Russian-based Kaskol Group has cancelled a property lease agreement signed by the op…
Ocampo reveals more gold, silver (February 14, 2000)
Ongoing surface and underground geochemical sampling by Gammon Lake Resources (GAML-C) has revealed new areas of mineralization at the Ocampo gold-silver property in Chihuahua state, Mexico.In the Cub…
TSE Indices (February 14, 2000)
2000 Feb. 8Feb. 7Feb. 4Feb. 3Feb. 2HighLowComposite “300”9300.779155.959209.208894.398769.50…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Feb. 2-8
Vol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 123264 0.14 0.07 0.11 + 0.04…
Drilling to begin at Whitefish Lake and Kap properties
Rory Moore, president of Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V), is hoping the sparkle of newly discovered diamonds will once again light up his career.The South African geochemist came to North American prominenc…
Halting the Newfoundland giveaway
In a recent interview for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Northern Miner Editor Vivian Danielson expressed an opinion concerning development of the Voisey’s Bay property by Inco.I have no argument…
Ray of hope for Diavik project
The management of Diavik Diamond Mines is meeting with local native leaders and representatives of the federal government in Yellowknife, N.W.T., in an attempt to resolve the environmental impasse tha…
Rebirth of the Emerald mine
I well recall those early days in the office of Canadian Exploration and Placer Development in Vancouver. Les Batten, Jerry Christie and I occupied a single small office adjacent to the large rooms of…
Cortez, Granny Smith bolster Placer Dome
The Cortez mine in Lander Cty., Nev., retained its status as the lowest-cost gold producer in North America during 1999, contributing to a year of record production for 60%-owner Placer Dome (PDG-T).T…