Minco goes east for ‘Carlin’ gold
Barring unforeseen events and assuming exploration continues apace, the Qinling Gold Triangle is poised to become China’s equivalent of Nevada’s Carlin trend — one of the premier gold-mining camps in…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 08, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,700/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.15/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$24-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.376/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: Mi…
Higher aluminum prices forecast
We expect base metal prices to continue to perform strongly over the near term, even though we have already seen multi-year highs. We also believe the rising price cycle will turn after this year.In t…
Meguma gold enjoys revival
A small Nova Scotian exploration company led by William Felderhof believes a geological model developed by an Aussie junior to exploit the Bendigo goldfields in Australia is applicable to gold deposit…
Pathfinder to test Zulema
A 2,000-metre drilling program will test geophysical and other targets identified by Pathfinder Resources (PHR-V) at the Zulema copper-gold project in northern Chile.The Vancouver-based junior holds a…
Thank you India
With the rapid industrialization of China and all that goes along with it (such as increased metals demand) garnering so much media attention, it’s perhaps not surprising that the world’s second most …
New discovery spurs Mount Polley’s revival
The latest round of drilling by Imperial Metals (III-T) is confirming the high-grade nature of the newly discovered Northeast zone at the Mount Polley mine project in south-central British Columbia.Th…
Labrador uranium draws juniors
Two companies better known for their efforts in gold exploration — Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T) and Altius Minerals (ALS-V) — have reopened the search for uranium in Labrador’s Central Mineral…
Exchange Rates (March 08, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 2March 1Feb. 27Feb. 26Feb. 25US$ in C$1.34311.33911.34011.3…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 08, 2004)
DateMarch 2March 1Feb. 27Feb. 26Feb. 25HighLowTSX Composite8808.00…
Hard to kill
“Prospectors foregathered to the number of about 150 in Toronto on Tuesday to form an association and to formally protest against the passage of the proposed Engineers Act. Organization was quickly pe…
