High-tech theatre coming to a town near you
The federal government will contribute $200,000 for the building of a portable theatre to educate the public about mining in Canada.Billed as the Great Canadian Mine Show, the theatre will be housed i…
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Nevada, Quebec tops spots for exploration
Nevada and Quebec are the most attractive places to explore for minerals in the world, according to a study by the Fraser Institute.The Vancouver-based research group based its findings on mineral pot…
INVESTMENT COMMENTARY
Mining analysts Graeme Currie and Andrew Muir of Canaccord Capital are advising investors to focus on junior exploration companies that have strong management and the funding in place for active, high…
Ontario pledges millions for reclamation
The Ontario government will spend $500,000 this year, and millions in the next three, to address safety concerns at abandoned mine sites across the province.Over four years, the government will spend …
Altoro Gold tables trench results from Brazil
Altoro Gold (ATG-V) is awaiting results from a 1,200-metre drill program on its Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in northeastern Brazil.The shallow, 18-hole program tested the Esbarro zone with…
THE NORTHERN MINER (January 17, 2000)
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Cambior aims to boost production in 2000
Still trying to survive a close encounter with the nasty side of a hedging program, Cambior (CBJ-T) has cracked the whip over its global roster of gold mines.The Quebec-based miner reported operating …
Noront reports base metal discovery
Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) has reported the dicovery of a base metal showing at its claims in the Lac Rocher area of northwestern Quebec.The showing is hosted in an assemblage of paragneis…
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METALS COMMENTARY (January 17, 2000)
Metals markets have been demonstrating resilience in global financial markets, which began the new millennium in a nervous mood.Like the high-tech stocks, base metals prices enjoyed a rapid rise towar…
Queenston cuts gold at Pandora
Drilling at Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) wholly owned Pandora gold property, east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has uncovered a new gold occurrence at depth.When the program began, in late 1999, privately hel…