Companies (January 04, 1999)
@IDX:Aber ResourcesAltius MineralsArchon MineralsArgentina GoldAsarcoAscot ResourcesAtna ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBroken Hill ProprietaryCamecoCamphor VenturesCanyon Reso…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The Year of the Rampaging Bear — 1998 characterized by retribution, rebuilding
If 1997 was a year of scandals and promotional excesses that the mining industry would prefer to forget, 1998 will go down as the year of retribution, rebuilding and retrenchment — a year when even t…
Inco, Newfoundland gov’t spent 1998 at loggerheads
To no one’s benefit except overseas nickel producers, the past year saw the Newfoundland government square off against Inco (N-T) in an increasingly bitter dispute over development of the Voisey’s Bay…
Bearish year saps life out of metals markets
For the 1998 Teddy Bears’ picnic, the main course was probably the metals, which were swallowed whole by bearish market sentiment.The skittish precious metals market was kept on edge for much of the y…
EDITORIAL — Another year bites the dust — A look back
With the euphoria of 1996 and early 1997 a distant memory, the mining industry was brought back down to earth in 1998 by the triple whammy of low metals prices, global economic weakness and investor a…
GOLD FUNDS (January 04, 1999)
Gold Funds as of December 24, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$13.585.93Price$8.70…
COMMENTARY — Promoting a positive approach in Montana
In a vote that was important to the industry, the Montana ballot initiative to ban mining’s use of cyanide in the recovery of precious metal was passed by a 53% vote in favor.Unfortunately, there was …
Namibian Minerals posts earnings
Higher second-quarter production helped offset lower realized diamond prices for Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).The alluvial diamond producer cranked out 42,600 carats in the three months ended Nov. 30, co…
CORRECTION (January 04, 1999)
Cameco (CCO-T) owns 100% of the Key Lake and Rabbit Lake uranium operations, 84% of the McArthur River uranium project, and 49% of the Cigar Lake uranium project, all of which are in Saskatchewan.Owne…
Meetings (January 04, 1999)
Jan. 5, VigorJan. 6, ContikiJan. 6, GemstarJan. 6, WestwardJan. 8, CanacoJan. 8, ChannelJan. 8, GlobenetJan. 8, NevsunJan. 8, RondalJan. 8, RegentJan. 12, AfcanJan. 12, PinewoodJan. 12, SahelianJan. 1…
QUERY –US Platinum still breathing, softly
I would like a little data on U.S. Platinum Inc. Around June 1995, you featured a promising writeup on U.S. Platinum. I think the company was based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Your paper said it was dril…
Romarco revises buyback plan
Romarco Minerals (R-T) is halving the number of shares in a planned buyback program, owing to the devaluation of its holdings in Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T).The…