Monywa copper project reaches production stage
Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) has begun producing copper cathode at the Monywa heap-leach copper project in west-central Myanmar.Construction of the first-phase project is essentially complete, with co…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NAME CHANGE (November 16, 1998)
Unuk Gold (UNK-V) has changed its name to Auterra Ventures (AUW-V).
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Benefits rival adventure for overseas workers
For many North American miners, future prosperity will depend on the performance of operations in remote parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America. However, these companies sometimes find that employees…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Minerals essential to physical well-being — Prescription for healthier lives
“Mine-free by ’93” was one of many anti-mining slogans adopted by environmental extremists in the late 1980s as they tried to convince the public that there was no longer a need to extract metals and …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INSIDER TRADING — Barrick Gold insiders exercise options, sell shares
In September, eight executives of Barrick Gold (ABX-T) took advantage of the company’s resurgence in market value by collectively selling 643,100 shares.Charles Birchall, director, sold 160,000 shares…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (November 16, 1998)
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MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (November 16, 1998)
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TSE INDICES (November 16, 1998)
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Producer and Dealer Prices (November 16, 1998)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,296, alloy US$1,092 per tonne (Nov. 10/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,295 per tonne (Nov. 10/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.20 per lb. (Nov. …
New nickel market to emerge: analysis — But it doesn’t look any friendlier than the present one
It just doesn’t look all that good for nickel.Recent analyses of the nickel market, from a number of quarters, are generally pessimistic. Even accounting for bottom-of-the-market despair, which freque…
Cerro Crucitas changes hands
Montreal-based Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) is acquiring Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) Cerro Crucitas gold project in northeastern Costa Rica and merging with Vancouver-based Palmer Resources (PMD-V).Lyo…
Correspondent needs sorting out
Your garrulous Ocker correspondent displayed the usual Australian sensitivity on matters New Zealand in the recent story “Australasian PGM sector needs dash of Fipke magic” (T.N.M., Sept. 14-20/98).Fi…