Alcan celebrates centenary
Alcan is celebrating its centenary by donating the buildings where the first aluminium casting took place plus $1.1 million to La Cit de l’Energie, a non-profit corporation in Quebec, which has agree…
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Wardrop assumes some BLM staff
Fifteen geotechnical specialists and engineers from now-defunct BLM Engineering have joined Wardrop, an engineering and consulting firm based in Toronto.Wardrop had completed several projects with Sud…
South Africa examines surface mining
The South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy will host a conference on open-pit and surface mining, slated for Aug. 29, 2002, in Randburg.The conference is accepting abstracts on such topics as …
DiamondWorks resumes work
In Sierra Leone, DiamondWorks (DMW-T) has resumed exploring the two kimberlite pipes that make up the Koidu project.As a first step, the Vancouver-based company met with government officials to re-con…
UK gold auction gives producers a lift
Hammered by poor showings in the industrial products sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index tumbled 189.63 points over the five trading days to end the July 4-10 period at 7,558.69.Gold dropped …
Partners find more nickel at Tati
An increase in resources at the Tati nickel operations has prompted owners Anglo American (AAUK-Q) and Lionore Mining International (LIM-T) to budget US$1 million for follow-up exploration.Tati compri…
Spot Prices Wed. July 11, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$266.55-$1.05Silver$ 4.26-$0.01Platinum$555.00-$…
Staff Investment Policy (July 16, 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…
Antamina ships first concentrate (July 16, 2001)
The massive new copper mine at Antamina in north-central Peru has shipped its first load of concentrate, putting the project ahead of its scheduled start of commercial production.The Antamina mill, de…
Ross Toms, Part III
“Light up your pipe again, old chum, and sit a while with me;I’ve got to watch the bannock bake — how restful is the air!You’d little think that we were somewhere north of Sixty-three,Though where I …
Gold hangs on as market teeters
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average fell 472.36 points, or 4.4%, to 10,175.64 in the U.S. holiday-shortened report period ended July 10, amid warnings of poor second-quarter earnings. The Nasda…
NAME CHANGES (July 16, 2001)
Conquistador Resources (CQQ-V) has changed its name to Bandera Gold Ltd. (BGL-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.Indo Metals Ltd. (IOM-V) has changed its name to Blue Lagoon Ventur…