Tantalum
Tantalum-bearing minerals are found predominantly in Australia, the tin belt of Southeast Asia, Brazil, Canada, and a few countries in central Africa. Resources also occur in parts of China and the fo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
AIDS affects growing number of South African miners
A survey shows that 18% of South African miners are infected with HIV-AIDS.The survey was conducted among workers at 26 South African mining and manufacturing companies, and 18 other companies based e…
Venture Exchange eases back after gains
Stocks on the TSX Venture Exchange slumped in the last two trading days of the reporting period Feb. 18-24, leaving the S&P-TSX Venture composite index at 1,863.61 points, down 67.90 points or 3.5% of…
De Beers, GGL confirm diamond-bearing nature of Doyle Sill
It took eight years, but De Beers Canada Exploration and GGL Diamond (GGL-V) finally returned to the Doyle Lake sill in 2003 after a federally appointed tribunal upheld an earlier 1996 decision awardi…
Spot Prices Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$401.45-12.45Silver$6.54 -0.10Platinum$858.00+1.00…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 01, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,700/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.10/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$24-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.326/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: Mi…
Philippine gov’t seeks reversal
The government of the Philippines has requested that the country’s Supreme Court reverse its decision to curtail foreign investments in the mining sector.A court filing cited potential losses of more …
Margaret Kent eyes Carolin gold mine
She’s back.Together with long-time partner Ross Burns, former Royal Oak Mines CEO, Margaret “Peggy” Kent (formerly Witte) is looking to acquire the past-producing Carolin gold mine, near Hope, B.C.Alt…
Exchange Rates (March 01, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18US$ in C$1.32801.33571.34401.3…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 01, 2004)
DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18HighLowTSX Composite8604.99…
The Northern Miner Indices (March 01, 2004)
North American Mining: 108.72 (-2.28)Small Producers: 122.42 (-8.65)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Falco workers ink new deal (March 01, 2004)
Falconbridge (FL-T) expects mining and milling at its Sudbury operations to resume to normal levels before the end of March, now that employees have ratified a new 3-year labour pact.During the strike…