GFMS tables Russian report
Since emerging from its financial crisis in 1998, the Russian economy has improved significantly, which is reflected in its mining sector, according to a report from Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Editorial Cartoon (December 22, 2003)
What might have been
To almost nobody’s surprise, the past week saw another controversial mining development stalled. On Dec. 10, Minera de Centro del Peru (better known as Centromin) gave notice it was terminating the ag…
Junior exchange slumps as investors take profits
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange took a hit over the week ended Dec. 16 as investors took profits prior to the Christmas holiday. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index lost 61.78 points, o…
EPA seeks co-operation from Teck Cominco
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could proceed with legal action against Vancouver-based Teck Cominco over pollution of a river system that straddles the U.S.-Canada border.The EPA alleges tha…
New zone at Wassa
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has discovered a new zone of gold mineralization at its Wassa property in Ghana, fueling hopes that it will expand the resource.Studies into the feasibility …
Limousine Butte drilling turns up gold
Vancouver — Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) reports impressive assay results from the first two holes drilled on its wholly owned Limousine Butte project, in Nevada’s White Pine Cty.The initial holes in …
Stealth moves ahead at Toodoggone
Vancouver — Stealth Minerals (SML-V) is exploring its land position in the Toodoggone region of north-central British Columbia.In the past year, the junior made three discoveries in the Toodoggone re…
Quebec’s Metanor makes trading debut
It’s that time in the gold cycle when IPOs start to sprout up. This month, Metanor Resources (MTO-V), a junior gold explorer in Quebec, is making its first appearance on the TSX Venture Exchange.Based…
Alcan secures Pechiney
With Alcan’s (AL-T) 4-billion-euro takeover bid for France’s Pechiney expiring, the Canadian aluminum giant reports that, so far, 92.21% of the fully diluted shares have been tendered.The results are …
Better technology, better economy
A report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) provides powerful support for the recommendations of three government studies that called for greater investment in r…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 22, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 16 (change from Dec. 9 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1396250(-50…