Francisco tests El Sauzal extensions
Diamond drilling at Francisco Gold’s (FGX-V) El Sauzal project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state has been focusing on expanding the 3.6-million-oz. contained resource by stepping out on possible extensions …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Reverie of a wanderer
The following is the fifth in a series of articles in which the author, an exploration geologist based in Delta, B.C., recounts his experiences working in the jungles of Venezuela in the late 1980s an…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — U.S. activism being exported to Canada
The obstruction of the Crown Jewel project in Washington state, sadly, marks a culmination of the American environmental movement gone berserk, a movement that enjoys the support of the current presid…
TSE INDICES (May 24, 1999)
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PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (May 24, 1999)
Aluminium: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.6595 per lb. (May 18/99).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,235 per tonne (May 18/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.60 per lb. (May 18/99).Cadmium:…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Composite rises as mining index stays steady
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index jumped 15.81 points, or 3.5%, to close the week ended May 18 at 467.05. The mining index remained steady, gaining only half a point, or 0.18%, to finish at…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — Sagging gold prices fall below US$273 per oz.
Gold prices just kept dropping during the May 12-18 report period, plunging another $5.15 to reach a 20-year low of US$272.85 per oz. on the London morning fix of May 19.For a second consecutive week,…
EuroZinc hits impressive grades — Infill drilling program boosts potential of Aljustrel
Infill drilling at the Feitais deposit, part of the formerly producing Aljustrel property in southern Portugal, continues to intersect zinc grades that are significantly higher than prefeasibility est…
Last-ditch effort fails to save Highland Valley copper mine
Last-minute talks have failed to prevent Canada’s largest producing base metal mine, Highland Valley Copper, from shutting down indefinitely.Situated 50 km from Kamloops, B.C., the mine is a partnersh…
Glamis Gold posts 3-month loss, completes Rayrock merger
Lower production rates and low gold prices took their toll on Glamis Gold (GLG-T) during the first quarter.The company posted a loss of US$3.3 million (or US7 cents per share) on revenue of US$7.9 mil…
Cyprus sells coal assets (May 24, 1999)
In an ongoing effort to pare down its assets and concentrate on its core business, Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) has entered into an agreement to sell its coal subsidiary to Germany-based RAG Internati…
BOOK REVIEW
Fipke account misses mark — Travelogue barely scratches surface of Canadian diamond huntFire Into Ice: Charles Fipke & the Great Diamond Hunt By Vernon Frolick…