The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 23, 2001)
71.06 (+0.46)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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Gold companies to attend seminar
Placer Dome, Iamgold and Dynamic Precious Metals will participate in a gold seminar on April 26 at the National Club in Toronto.Another speaker will be Brian Christie, a senior mining analyst with Van…
The many-sided coin
Years ago, Ron Thorton and I found several good-looking, gold-quartz belts in the eastern end of Nova Scotia, near an old mine. We tried, for some time, to raise money to bulk-sample the belts, but to…
De Beers drill-tests Navigator’s LDG Tiberon
The Canadian exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is preparing to drill-test several targets at the LDG (formerly Thor) project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories…
Outokumpu buys Norzink smelter
Denver — Boliden (BOL-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have completed the US$180-million sale of the Norzink smelter and refinery complex to Finnish giant Outokumpu. The operation is in southwestern N…
News – 23-APR-01
PDAC comments on draft minerals bill Tough sell for South Africa
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s minister for minerals and energy, has worked hard to sell international investors on the merits of her government’s proposed Minerals Development Bill. She has a…
Brancote proves up potential of Esquel project
The ever-growing, 3.8-million-oz. Esquel gold project in southern Argentina has garnered little attention in North American markets, largely because its operator, Brancote Holdings, is a United Kingdo…
Tiberon puts project on fast track
Hanoi, Vietnam — With its sights set on delineating a viable skarn tungsten polymetallic deposit, Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) is engaged in aggressive drilling at its Nui Phao property in northern Vietn…
Christian von Hessert
Christian von Hessert, chairman of Toronto-based Laramide Resources, has died. He was 59.Born in 1941 in New York, N.Y., von Hessert was a graduate of Columbia University and in 1971 received his mast…
Miners feared dead in Zambia
As many as 10 miners are thought to be dead following a landslide at the Nchanga open pit, near the city of Chingola in north-central Zambia.Recovery operations are under way, though Benedict Chileshe…
Placer takes shine to Grayd’s White Gold
Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) has inked a deal to earn a 51% stake in White Gold project, near Tok, Alaska. In return, the major must pay the vendor, Grayd Resource (GYD-V), US$3.1 million over fou…