Trading Summary (March 15, 2004)
Toronto markets tanked on Monday, with the S&P-TSX Composite index falling 157.63 points to 8,434.41, a loss of 1.8…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
South Africans bid for South Pacific exposure (March 15, 2004)
South African gold producers Harmony Gold (HMY-N) and Durban Roodepoort Deep (DROOY-Q) have both issued bids for Pa…
Anglo American finalizes deal for Man project
Vancouver — Anglo American Exploration, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Anglo American (AAUK-N) has complete…
Lakota finds partner for Tanzanian property
Toronto-based Lakota Resources (LAK-V) has taken on a local partner to help it advance the Ikungu gold project in the prolific Lake Victoria district of Tanzania.The company recently signed an option/…
Porcupine JV to reactivate Pamour
The Porcupine Joint Venture plans to start up a large open-pit mine on the Pamour property, 15 km east of Timmins, Ont., to replace production from its Dome open pit and underground operations.Placer …
Anvil keeps its promise in DRC
Kilwa, Democratic Republic of Congo — Green countryside, neatly thatched African huts, and the tranquil vastness of Lake Mweru converge in this sleepy town in the southwestern DRC. As our charter fli…
Editorial Cartoon (March 15, 2004)
Tipping point for the Liberals
Capt. Renault: I’m shocked — shocked! — to find that gambling is going on in here. . . .Emil (to Renault): Your winnings, sir.Capt. Renault: Oh, thank you, very much. . . Everybody out at once!– a …
Madison revs drills
Vancouver-based Madison Enterprises (MNP-V) is gearing up for more exploration at the Mt. Kare gold-silver project in Papua New Guinea and the Lewis gold property in Nevada.At Mt. Kare, Madison is pre…
Miramar gains time for northern projects
A newly amended option agreement gives Miramar Mining (MAE-T) more time to explore the George and Goose Lake gold projects in Nunavut.Last fall, Miramar signed a letter agreement with Kinross Gold (K-…
Drill results excite junior market
It was a good five trading days for the venture capital market, as the S&P TSX Venture composite index finished the reporting period March 3-9 with a 25.81-point gain, closing at 1,924.90.Intrepid Min…
Chinese foil industry
Enormous investment in the Chinese aluminum foil industry could change the face of the global foil market for many years to come. Chinese demand is forecast to grow by 11.1% per year from 2004 through…