Obituary: Keith Glover
Keith Glover, a leading structural expert in the mining industry, has died. He was 55.Glover was born on June 5, 1946 in Manchester, England. He completed his bachelor’s degree later at nearby Leicest…
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Valerie drills Walker Lane
A drill program by Valerie Gold (VLG-V) is testing the junior’s Walker Lane gold property in Nevada’s Mineral Cty.The project is situated on the productive east side of the Walker Lane mineralized tre…
Kerr headlines CIM luncheon
David Kerr, chairman and chief executive officer of Noranda, will be the featured speaker at the September luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), Toronto branch. He will re…
European and Central Asian projects struggle for profits, capital
Companies with mines and/or exploration projects in Europe are not having an easier time surviving the economic downturn than their North American counterparts.London-listed Navan Mining recently reta…
Drills turn at Victoria mine
Vancouver — Partners Celtic Minerals (CME-V) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have launched a 2,500-metre drill program over the Victoria Mine, Sutherlands Pond and Hungry Hill base metal projects in central…
Drilling program tests South Legris property
Vancouver — Partners Canadian Golden Dragon Resources (CGG-V) and Platinum Group Metals (PTG-V) have pulled more platinum-palladium values from the Vande intrusive complex on the South Legris propert…
Partners cut ribbon at Yatela mine
With production already in full swing at the Yatela gold mine in western Mali, all that remained to do was open the mine officially.Partners AngloGold (AU-N) and Iamgold (IMG-T) did that on Sept. 8, c…
Far West readies drills
Far West Mining (FWM-V) is gearing up for a $1.2-million drilling campaign on BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) Great Bear project in the Northwest Territories.Drilling on up to 10 targets will begin in the next…
Intrepid tables mixed results (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — A 1,047-metre drill program over the Aldea El Zapote silver project in El Salvador has prompted operator Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) to focus further work on the Cerro Colorado III zone.The…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 17, 2001)
73.55 (+0.49)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 17, 2001)
44.85 (+1.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Maude Lake drills Comtois
Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has started a 4,000-metre drilling program at its 50%-held Comtois property near Lebel-sur-Quvillon, Que.The program is aimed at increasing resources in …