Agnico-Eagle keeping costs down
Thanks to high byproduct prices, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) produced gold with total cash costs of US$67 per oz. in…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Noranda clears late hurdle to win (May 06, 2005)
Noranda’s (NRD-T) tender offer for Falconbridge (FL-T) has netted nearly 58.5 million shares, or 78% of the shares …
Linear heads south on Mexican results
Unimpressed by the latest batch of drill results form the Ixhuatan project in, Mexico, investors sent shares in Lin…
Buyer fans on Andacollo deal
A private purchaser has failed to meet the terms to buy the Andacollo gold mine in northern Chile from Pacific Rim …
GWR strikes further copper at Lac La Hache
Vancouver – Copper explorer GWR Resources (GWQ-V) has cut significant mineralization on its Lac La Hache project ne…
BcMetals puts part of Red Chris up for sale
Vancouver bcMetals’ (C-V) wholly owned subsidiary, Red Chris Development is seeking equity partners to pay for th…
Diavik mine a hive of activity
Diavik Diamond Mines, a unit of Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and 60%-owner of the Diavik diamond mine, and its 40% joint ventu…
Constellation Copper hits satellite
Constellation Copper (CCU-T) has cut significant copper in reverse-circulation drill holes at its Flying Diamond ta…
Randgold plans deep drilling at Yalea (May 05, 2005)
The Yalea gold deposit in western Mali appears to be delivering on promises that it would persist at depth, as owne…
Rubicon cuts further gold at McFinley
Vancouver – With its winter drill program now complete, Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T) has extended the Phoenix zone stri…
SilverCrest wins and loses in Central America
Vancouver – Silvercrest Mines (SVL-V) expects that the feasibility study under way on its El Zapote project in El S…
Thistle package gets creditors’ vote (May 04, 2005)
Secured creditors of Thistle Mining (THT-T) have voted in favour of a reorganization plan that would give them 95% …