Orvana inks deal with Bolivia’s Comsur
A recent agreement with Bolivia’s largest mining company will provide Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) with US$18 million in cash and financing to place the Don Mario gold-silver-copper project into production…
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NAME CHANGES (June 11, 2001)
Golden Thunder Resources (gth-v) has changed its name to Consolidated Thunder Resources (ghg-v) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.Odyssey Exploration (OEP-V) has changed its name to…
Victoria resumes drilling at Red Rock
Vancouver-based junior Victoria Resource (VIT-V) is gearing up for a second round of reverse-circulation drilling at the Red Rock gold-silver property in southwestern Nevada’s Esmeralda Cty.The compan…
NAP commissions expanded mine
Lac des les, Canada’s only primary producer of platinum group metals, should be producing at an expanded rate of 15,000 tonnes per day by the third quarter of this year. Operator North American Palla…
Staff Investment Policy (June 11, 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…
Starfield extends West zone at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — Drill results from the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum-palladium property, in Nunavut, indicate that the geological resource will be greatly expanded at the West zone.Starfiel…
Boliden succumbs to legal pressure
Boliden (BOL-T) has bowed to the pressure of legal action and signed an agreement to sell the Lomas Bayas copper pr…
Alcan cuts Kitimat production in half
Alcan (AL-T) has announced that, due to low water levels, it will further cut aluminum production at its Kitimat sm…
Drilling extends Goose Lake
The first batch of results from this year’s drilling by Kinross Gold (K-T) on Wheaton River Minerals’ (WRM-T) Goose…
JNR tables Moore Lake and Lazy Edward Bay results
Vancouver — JNR Resources (JNN-V) reports that its winter drilling campaign with joint-venture partner, Kennecott…
Summo throws weight around in Australia
Upon completing its acquisition of 48% of Australia’s Matrix Metals, Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has begun drilling at t…
Rimfire acquires Bill property in B.C.
Vancouver — Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) has inked a deal for an option to acquire the 22-sq.-km Bill property in the…