Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Harmony Gold cuts Russian ties

Facing pressure from South Africa’s Reserve Bank to consolidate ownership or cut bait with respect to overseas projects, Harmony Gold (HMY-N) has divested itself of its Russian holdings in two separat…


People (October 27, 2003)

Alcan — Christine Morin-Postel appointed director;Alcoa — John Pizzey, VP and group president of primary products, will retire in early 2004; Pizzey will be succeeded by Bernt Reitan.APAC…


Gold rallies as Barrick breaks the mold

Gold roared back to life in the Oct. 15-21 report period, rising US$4 to a London morning fix of US$374.80 per oz. Silver also shone, rising US6 over the five trading days to finish at US$5 per oz.Ba…


Underground mining resumes at Springlake

AfriOre (AFO-T) has resumed underground production at the Springlake anthracite mine, north of Dundee in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, after recovering the remains of a load-haul-dump m…


Builders and monuments

Two deaths in the months just past show that the Canadian mining industry is gradually passing out of the hands of a generation that made it great.In losing Douglas Hume and James Harquail, two well-k…


Steve Vaughan

Accounting principles out of sync

The rationalization of the international gold mining industry is one of the most profound examples of globalization. The quest of the major players in this industry to reduce production costs, attract…



Goulagou yields gold for St. Jude

Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has tabled additional encouraging drill results from its Goulagou gold project in Burkina Faso.The company is drilling the GG1, GG2 and Yabonsgo gold prospects,…


Northern Miner Indices (October 27, 2003)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM…


APGO boosts membership

The Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario has expanded its membership to beyond 1,000.While the majority of the APGO’s membership resides in Ontario, 44 of Canadian-based members live o…


Stillwater nominated for award

Stillwater Mining’s efficient management of water has been nominated for an award by Montana’s Bureau of Land Management.At its Stillwater and East Boulder mines, the company has minimized water pollu…


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