Charges ruled out in Frailes spill
A Spanish judge has ruled that criminal charges should not be laid in connection with the April 1998 tailings spill at the Los Frailes base metal mine in southwestern Spain, owned by a subsidiary of B…
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Summo confirms Doctor mineralization
Preliminary drilling by Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has confirmed the presence of zinc mineralization at the former producing Doctor mine in Gunnison Cty., Colo.Between 1900 and 1938, Doctor cranked out 75…
Avalon encounters tantalum at Lilypad
Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) and privately held partner Global Canada have released encouraging results from an 8-hole, 1,094-metre program of diamond drilling on the Lilypad Lakes tantalum project, near P…
Markets nosedive into new year
Stock trading on the first business day of 2001 was decidedly rocky, as fear of a slowdown in the U.S. economy spread north of the border and took its toll on markets here.The bellwether Toronto Stock…
Partners test Birch Lake zones
Partners Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) and Jonpol Explorations (JON-T) have begun exploring the Birch Lake polymetallic property in Ontario’s revitalized Red Lake mining district.Geophysical surveys and d…
CDNX starts year on right footing
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange fared well over the holiday-shortened report period ended Jan. 2. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 126.5 points, or 4.5%, and finished the …
Friedland, EPA settle Summitville suit
Denver — Mining financier Robert Friedland has reached a settlement with the U.S. and Colorado governments to end four and a half years of legal wrangling over an environmental cleanup of the Summitv…
Letter to the editor: TNM ‘dismissive’ of global warming
I am amazed that The Northern Miner continues to be adamantly dismissive of the concept of global warming as shown in several recent editorials.Publications as varied as the Manchester-based Guardian …
Cambior granted extension
Key lenders to Cambior (CBJ-T) have granted the company a 2-week extension for the completion of its financial restructuring plan, giving the company more time to arrange and consolidate its debt.Camb…
Exchange Rates (January 01, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 22Dec. 21Dec. 20US$ in C$HolidayHoliday1.51671.51851.5219C$ in US$Holiday Holiday0.65930.65850.6570EXCHANGE RATES…
Staff Investment Policy (January 01, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Mergers dominate lacklustre year in US mining
Denver — The year 2000 began on a note of optimism for mining in the U.S. The Washington Agreement, an accord of Europe’s top bullion-holders that aims to regulate and limit sales, promised to revive…