Corriente cuts new copper at Mirador (September 02, 2003)
Drilling by Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has cut a new zone of high-grade copper mineralization about 3 km to the no…
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BHP boosts profit
Vancouver – Despite a drop in sales, Australia-based BHP Billiton (BHP-N) saw profits rise to US$1.9 billion, or US…
Pechiney snubs Alcan sweetener (September 02, 2003)
Alcan (AL-T) has taken a sweetened takeover bid for Pechiney off the table after the French rival roundly rejected…
Roca Mines drill-tests BC prospect
Bob Quinn, B.C. — With the drilling season winding down in in the mountainous Iskut district of northwestern British Columbia, newly minted Roca Mines (ROK-V) is wasting no time in testing for gold-r…
Andean aims for higher output at Santa Rosa
Vancouver — Junior producer Andean American (AAG-V) is stepping up efforts to expand production and lower operating costs at its Santa Rosa gold mine in Peru.The mine is at the southern end of the so…
Editorial Cartoon (September 01, 2003)
The Northern Miner Indices (September 01, 2003)
North American Mining: 86.25 (-1.34)Small Producers: 87.69 (-1.09)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Site visit: How do they do it? Volume, volume, volume
Chibougamau, Que. — When Franois Fleury, the general manager of the Troilus gold mine, praised the “ingenuity and tenacity” of the Troilus workforce, he had good reason to mean it. The mine, two hou…
Northern Star proves up Midway project
Vancouver — Encouraging drill results from its Midway gold property, west of Val d’Or, Que., have prompted Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) to acquire another 688 acres.Dubbed Cadillac, the new property …
Sulliden targets oxides
Preliminary drilling at the Shahuindo gold-silver property in Peru has led to the discovery of further promising mineralization for Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T).Situated 15 km west of the city of Caja…
Save the Sphinx
Well, the Pyramids are secure from those nasty robber barons: the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), following consultations with the World Conservation Union and the United Nations Ed…
Atna deals Golden Cloud to Great Basin Gold
Vancouver — Hunter-Dickinson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has inked a deal with Atna Resources (ATN-T) to acquire a 70% stake in the Golden Cloud property in Nevada.The project is connected to the so…