Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Exercise program good for gold company execs

The recovery of gold equities allowed various gold company executives to cash in on low-priced stock options in the past month. Insider trading transactions reported in the April 2004 issue of the OSC Bulletin include the following:…



Bolivian unions take up arms

Unions in Bolivia are taking up arms in an effort to ward off swarms of jobless miners occupying three tin-zinc deposits.





Aluminum giants eye Guinean refinery (May 24, 2004)

The world’s two largest aluminum producers — Alcoa (AA-N) and Alcan (AL-T), of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Montreal, Que., respectively — are considering joining forces to build an alumina refinery in Guinea, West…



Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 24, 2004)



BHP eyes nickel prospect in Manitoba

Vancouver — BHP Billiton Diamonds, a unit of mega-miner BHP Billiton (BHP-N), has secured rights to earn up to 70% of the so-called Big claims, held by ValGold Resources (VAL-V) in northern Manitoba.


McWatters exits Kiena

McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has agreed to sell the balance of its Kiena mine royalties to Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-V) for $2.2 million, including the assumption of $700,000 in debt.


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