Viceroy continues to advance Gualcamayo
Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) is nearing completion of its exploration program at the Gualcamayo gold project in the Argentine province of San Juan.The company can earn a 60% interest in the project from M…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Understanding TRI
Beginning July 1, the metal mining industry in the United States was required to file reports according to the federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program. The biggest challenge for the industry, h…
Blasting course set for Nevada
A 2-day course on blasting will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 at the Hilton Hotel in Reno, Nev.Entitled “Blast Design and Assessment for Surface and Underground Mines,” the course emphasizes blast d…
GOLD FUNDS (July 12, 1999)
Gold Funds as of June 30, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$13.205.49Price$9.00$5.2…
SPOT PRICES, Tues. July 6, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$256.20-$4.60Silver$ 5.18+$0.03…
Production steady throughout March
Canadian production of primary copper, gold, silver, lead and refined zinc was up between March 1998 and March 1999.However, output of refined copper, nickel and primary zinc was down slightly over th…
LME WHSE LEVELS (July 12, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at July 6/99 (change from June 29 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
THE NORTHERN MINER — Small Producers Index (July 12, 1999)
65.89 (+1.55)
THE NORTHERN MINER — North American Mining Index (July 12, 1999)
94.45 (-1.43)
Tahera pulls more diamonds from Contwoyto-1
Based on favourable microdiamond results received from the Contwoyto-1 kimberlite at the Jericho project in Nunavut, Tahera (TAH-T) has decided to take a 35-to-50-tonne mini-bulk sample to determine t…
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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — UK gold sale hits producers
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 319.77 points, or 3%, during the holiday-shortened report period of June 30-July 6, closing just short of an all-time high at 11,135.12.Britain’s July 6 auction…