Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Congolese President Joseph Kabila has approved a deal under which American Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) can acquire the Kolwezi copper-cobalt tailings project in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Canadian mineral exploration companies have historically thought of Latin America as their turf. It was the juniors of Vancouver and Toronto that made many of the discoveries there that are today productive mines.

As outgoing president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), I have had the luck during my term to experience the exploration industry go from a very deep depression in 2002 through to a satisfying resurgence. This was exe…

Vancouver — Radius Exploraions (RDU-V) has acquired full ownership of the Tambor gold properties in central Guatemala from Gold Fields (GFI-N) in return for 1.3 million shares.

Peru will produce 5% more copper in 2004 than in 2003, or roughly 881,000 tonnes, worth an estimated US$1.2 billion. The prediction comes from the country’s National Society of Energy, Mining and Petroleum, based in Lima.

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,950/t.

In our April 2-8 issue, we said the proposed Rock Creek copper-silver mine is in northern Idaho. The correct location is Montana. Rock Creek is owned by Sterling Mining Co. (SRLM-USOTC).

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The following is based on a talk given by Kamal Naqvi at the recent annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, held in Toronto.

Dublin-based Minmet intends to spin off its assets in the Dominican Republic for flotation on the TSX Venture Exchange via a reverse-takeover by Ontario-based Wellington Cove Explorations.