Abacus drills Afton targets
A 10,000-metre drilling program will test numerous geophysical anomalies on ground held by Abacus Mining & Exploration (AME-V) in the Afton copper-gold camp, near Kamloops, B.C.The Vancouver-based jun…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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…
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…
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…
High River strengthens bonds with Jilbey in Burkina Faso
A proposed deal would see Jilbey Gold Exploration (JLB-V) become the exploration arm of High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) in Burkina Faso.Under the deal, High River would transfer all its exploration prop…
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)
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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 08, 2004)
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First Associates’ Poirier favours Glencairn
The following is the first in a series of articles concerned with the stock picks of a select group of mining analysts and newsletter writers who follow the junior retail mining sector closely. This w…
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…
Editorial Cartoon (March 08, 2004)
American Gold gains Metates
Vancouver-based American Gold Capital (AAU-V) has acquired the Metates gold-silver project in the Mexican state of Durango.The company issued 12 million shares for the acquisition, as required under t…