Correction (September 24, 2001)
TVX Normandy Americas, the joint venture between TVX Gold (TVX-T), with a 50.1% interest, and Normandy Mining (NDY-T), with 49.9%, holds a half-interest in the New Britannia mine in Manitoba, which it…
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Surviving a tragedy
We at The Northern Miner join civilized people everywhere in extending our condolences and prayers to the families and loved ones of those who died in the recent terrorist attacks in New York City, Wa…
NAME CHANGES (September 24, 2001)
Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NMA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old share basis.Icelandic Gold (YCE-V) has changed its name to PGM Ventures (YPG-V)…
Northgate pulls hot holes near Kemess
Vancouver — Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) has cut some impressive gold and copper grades at the Kemess North project in north-central British Columbia. The deposit is about 5 km north of the producin…
Goldfields, Delta to merge
Vancouver — Goldfields and fellow Australian gold miner Delta Gold have inked a merger deal that will catapult the new company to the million-ounce-per-year level. The merged entity will rank as one …
Living legacy for whom? Hands off Destor-Porcupine
It would have been impossible fifty years ago, and scandalous twenty years ago, but today, for some incomprehensible reason, the Ontario government is considering setting aside parts of the Destor-Por…
PEOPLE (September 24, 2001)
Boliden — Carl Bennet, Goran Collert, Jan Johansson, Robert McDermott, Kjell Nilsson, Robert Stone, Anders Sundstrom, and Frederick Telmer appointed directors.European Goldfields — Larry Kornze appo…
Breakwater tables Langlois feasibility study (September 24, 2001)
An independent feasibility study of Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T) Langlois zinc mine near Val d’Or, Que., recommends that $16 million be spent on development work before production resumes.The revised…
Facts need checking
Stuart McDougall recently wrote a front-page article on the expanded Lac des les palladium mine in northwestern Ontario (T.N.M., Sept. 10-16/01). While his report on current activities may be factual…
Terrorist attacks upset forecasts
It now seems a long time ago that market commentators debated whether a recovery was to take place this year or next; it seems a long time ago when each piece of economic data out of the U.S. was eage…
Denison cleans up Hope Brook
Denison Environmental Services, together with Innova Quest, will oversee the reclamation of the former Hope Brook mine site in southwestern Newfoundland.The companies were chosen from six proposals su…
Diamondex tests Carat kimberlite
Kimberlite samples from drilling by Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) on the Carat property in the Northwest Territories have been submitted to Lakefield Research for microdiamond analysis.The samples were …