Jericho dyke proves diamondiferous
Tahera (TAH-T) has pulled five diamonds from 7.6 kg worth of material collected from a kimberlite dyke discovered o…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Imperial Metals tags more hot holes
Vancouver — The latest drill results have expanded the newly discovered Northeast zone on the past producing Mount…
Metallic Ventures cuts Esmeralda shoot
Underground core drilling by Metallic Ventures (MVG-T) has intersected a new high-grade ore shoot along strike of t…
Northern Miner Indices (October 20, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrick GoldABX-T19.4%CamecoCCO-T3.6%FalconbridgeFL-T4.7%Freeport McM BFCX-N7.1%GoldcorpG-T4.4%IncoN-T7.8%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont Minin…
Pacific Min advances 217
Vancouver — Pacific Minerals (PMZ-V) has launched a mine development scoping study for the 217 gold project in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The junior has hired the Chinese Design Institute to prov…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 20, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 13 (change from Oct. 6 in brackets):Aluminium1369375(-3200)Aluminium Alloy51740(…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 20, 2003)
DateOct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 7HighLowTSX CompositeHoliday7633.617604.497569.307561…
The Northern Miner Indices (October 20, 2003)
North American Mining: 92.44 (+5.07)Small Producers: 86.86 (+6.04)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
James A. Harquail
James Harquail, an exploration geologist and mining engineer who worked with renowned prospectors Thayer Lindsley and Duncan Derry, has died. He was 80.A native of Campbellton, N.B., Harquail earned h…
Pilagold heads to Nicaragua
An option to earn a majority interest has Pilagold (Pri-V) reassessing the historic San Ramon mining camp for its oxide potential.Situated in south-central Nicaragua, San Ramon hosts numerous low-sulp…
Spot Prices Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$373.65-2.55Silver$4.94+0.10Platinum$730.00+8.00P…
Partners drill Timmins project (October 20, 2003)
High-grade intersections are reported from the first four holes of a recently doubled, 10,000-metre program of definition drilling on Holmer Gold Mines’ (HGM-V) Timmins property.Highlights include the…