Burnstone gold resource up
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) has significantly increased the gold resource at its Burnstone project, 80 km southeast of…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Harmony extends Gold Fields offer
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has stretched its offer period for South African rival Gold Fields (GFI-N) to March 18…
Wesdome hitting gold at Kiena
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-V) has hit significant gold in the VC zone at its Kiena mine, 10 km west of Val d’Or, Que….
Sabina won’t share Sidewalk
Junior explorer Sabina Resources (SBB-V) will buy out the minority interest in its Golden Sidewalk property in Skin…
Canadian Arrow grabbing McWatters property from Liberty
Vancouver – Adding to its base of high-grade nickel projects, Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) is acquiring the McWatte…
Eritrean gov’t lifts ban on exploration
Vancouver –After changing the mining legislation to ensure it gets a bigger piece of the pie, the government of Eritrea has lifted the ban on exploration by foreign mining companies. The move comes four months after the government suddenly called…
Buchan to retire from Kinross (January 24, 2005)
Robert Buchan, president and chief executive at
Insider Trading (January 24, 2005)
The following insider trading transactions were recently reported in the OSC Bulletin, published by the Ontario Securities Commission:…
Measuring moisture in ore
Following successful trials, commercial manufacture is the next step for new technologies that measure bulk ore’s moisture content on conveyor belts and the particle size of solids in transported mineral slurries.
Exchange Rates (January 24, 2005)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Tin demand outpacing supply
In 2004, tin performed the best of the six base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange. Prices increased by almost 150% between August 2002 and May 2004, according to a report by London-based Roskill.
Suppliers Roundup (January 24, 2005)
Cabo gets Mexico drilling contract…