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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Making a de facto national stock market — Now it’s government’s turn
Say what you like about this country’s stock exchanges, they have an instinct for timing. The reorganization and rationalization of Canadian capital markets actually managed to take some people by sur…
Aber takes legal action against Winspear
Aber Resources (ABZ-T) has filed a suit in the British Columbia Supreme Court to protect its 32.24% ownership interest in the Camsell Lake diamond project in the Northwest Territories.Aber’s action is…
Barrick to buy stake in Golden Ridge — Major to take over 50% interest held by Randgold Resources
Just weeks after launching a bid for Sutton Resources (STT-T) and its prized Bulyanhulu gold deposit, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) is expanding its holdings around the Tanzanian property by acquiring Johannes…
DIAMOND PAGE — Rex expands holdings in Mauritania
Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has been awarded three more exploration concessions in Mauritania.Two of the permits, Ouassat and Arouedil, cover a total of 19,600 sq. km of Archean terrain immediately nor…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets cool on Starcore, Argentina Gold
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sank 5.1 points, or 1.2%, to close the week ended March 23 at 419.57. The mining index lost 6.74 points, or 2.1%, and finished at 307.11.Meanwhile, the com…
Virginia drills gold at La Grande Sud
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) continues to intersect gold mineralization at the recently discovered Veines zone, part of the company’s La Grande Sud deposit in Quebec’s James Bay region.The zone, situat…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, March 17-23
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DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers, TNK part ways at Gope
Unimpressed by exploration results, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has decided to abandon the Gope diamond project in Botswana.The major recently completed a bulk-sampling program on four pipes …
Campbell investigating new zone at Joe Mann mine
Drilling by Campbell Resources (CCH-T) at the Joe Mann gold mine south of Chibougamau, Que., continues to form a picture of a new mineralized zone 300-400 metres east of the existing mine shaft.The mo…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — Golds pull down broad market
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fell 137.59 points during the report period March 17-23, ending the week at 6,482.33, or 2.1% lower.Resource stocks offered little help, with the gold and precious…