Anvil surviving the storm
It’s common to see brightly coloured mattresses decorating the thatched roofs of Congolese huts during the rainy season. Downpours often reach inside the dwellings, forcing villagers to dry their belo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The golden chop shop
It’s been speculated for so long that nobody can really say he was surprised by someone making a takeover bid for Placer Dome. The company has looked for years as if it could be sold for parts; all th…
Why warrants? Why now? (November 07, 2005)
I was going to title this article, “Warrants for Dummies,” but I didn’t want to offend any readers….
PEOPLE (November 07, 2005)
Philippines mining: open for business, or so they say
Manila, Philippines — Just a year ago, no one would have imagined the Philippines as the site for this year’s Asia Pacific Mining Conference. But on Oct. 11-13, it happened: many of the most senior m…
Anglo American narrows focus, trims SA exposure (November 07, 2005)
Making a decisive break with its history, mining giant
Workers ink deal at Kidd (November 07, 2005)
Members of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union have ratified a new 3-year labour contract at
Lending Rates (November 07, 2005)
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 31, 2005(%)…
Exchange Rates (November 07, 2005)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Gold Fields out of Sardinian project
Gold Fields (GFI-N) has dropped its option on the Monte Ollasteddu gold project on the Italian island of Sardinia, …
Cambior pares its loss, adopts poison pill plan
Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) trimmed its losses by nearly two thirds during the recent third quarter thanks largely to it…
Lihir back in action (November 04, 2005)
Full-scale production has resumed at Lihir Gold’s (LIHRY-Q, LHG-A) Lihir Island pressure-oxidation and carbon-in-le…