Blue Ice proves puzzling
After a summer’s drilling on the High Arctic Blue Ice project at Victoria Island, there appear to be more questions than answers for Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V).Both the Carina and newly discover…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Lending Rates (November 24, 2003)
as of 4 pm ET, Nov. 18, 2003(%)Bank of Canada3.00Target overnight rate2.75Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount Primary2.00U.S. Fed Funds market rate1.00U.S. Prime4.00LIBOR US$ 3-month1.17LIBOR US$ …
People (November 24, 2003)
Alliance Resource — Brian Cantrell appointed VP and CFO.Desert Sun — Peter Tagliamonti appointed VP and COO.European Goldfields — Eduardo Baer appointed president and executive directo…
Partners test Trinidad South (November 24, 2003)
Globestar Mining (GMI-V) has launched a 2,000-metre drill program over the 3-sq.-km Trinidad South gold-in-soil anomaly on the Bayaguana gold project in the Dominican Republic.Globestar believes Trini…
Exchange Rates (November 24, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateNov. 18Nov. 17Nov. 14Nov. 13Nov. 12US$ in C$1.30241.31371.30381.2…
The Northern Miner Indices (November 24, 2003)
North American Mining: 101.26 (+4.54)Small Producers: 99.83 (+10.03)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Partners advance Tulawaka gold project
Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has granted partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Northern Mining Explorations (MDN-T) a special mining licence for the commercial development of the Ea…
Fortune expands zone at Nico (November 24, 2003)
A 13-hole drilling program by Fortune Minerals (FT-T) at the Nico polymetallic deposit in the western Northwest Territories has expanded the known mineralization in the deposit’s West Pit area.The new…
Caledon finds wide zones on surface at Gaolong (November 24, 2003)
Surface sampling at the Gaolong gold deposit in Guanxi province, China, by London-listed explorer Caledon Resources (CDN-L), has shown extensive widths of silicified and brecciated limestone carrying …
McWatters limps to another quarterly loss
Troubled Quebec miner McWatters Mining (MWA-T) limped to a net loss of $5.9 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.The loss translates into a penny per share, and compares with a year-earlier los…
Eastmain shares soar on GoldCorp alliance (November 24, 2003)
Eastmain Resources (ER-T) has partnered with mid-tier producer Goldcorp (G-T) to acquire, explore and develop gold deposits in Quebec.Goldcorp recently subscribed to a private placement of 2 million E…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 24, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,050/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.70-15.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.932/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$265/kg.Iridi…