Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Noranda to expand smelter

Subject to environmental and other approvals, a US$170-million expansion and modernization program will be carried out at the Altonorte copper smelter near Antofagasta, Chile.Toronto-based Noranda (NO…



Apex expands size of San Cristobal deposit

Drilling at the San Cristobal silver-zinc-lead deposit in southern Bolivia has resulted in yet another increase in reserves.Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) boosted the size of the deposit by half following …


Agnico starts up Laronde’s zinc circuit

With the attainment of commercial production from a new zinc circuit during the third quarter, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has reached another milestone in its expansion program at the Laronde gold min…


Amblin hits massive sulphides at Lyndhurst

Amblin Resources (AX-A) has intersected two massive sulphide zones and a copper stringer zone at Globex Mining Enterprises’ (GMX-T) Lyndhurst property, north of Rouyn-Noranda, Que.Hole 98-6, the lates…


Echo Bay Mines posts quarterly loss

Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) suffered a loss in the third quarter even as it tried to distance itself from last year’s massive writedowns which totalled US$300 million.The company recorded a loss of US$6 mi…


Novicourt takes hit

Third-quarter earnings of Novicourt (NOV-T) show little change from a year ago, though its 9-month statement is down $3.1 million from the first nine months of 1997.Quarterly earnings amounted to $1.5…


Companies (November 16, 1998)

AG Armeno Mines & MineralsAgnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAmblin ResourcesAMT International MiningAnglogoldApex Silver MinesArgent ResourcesAshton Mining of CanadaAsia Pacific ResourcesAuriz…


Energold to reacquire 100% of Longyear

Under a proposed agreement with Eldorado Gold (ELD-T), due to close in late November, Energold Mining (EGD-V) will reacquire the Longyear gold concession in the Dominican Republic.Energold currently h…




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