People (June 16, 2003)
Barrick — Alex Davidson appointed executive VP of exploration.Canadian Oil Sands Trust — Allen Hagerman appointed CFO of wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. which manages the trust.Cu…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
New kimberlite camp emerges north of Rankin Inlet
A $3-million investment to acquire a 14% minority stake in the Churchill diamond project in Nunavut is already paying dividends for BHP Billiton (BHP-N). The major reports that two separate kimberlite…
Umicore buys OM’s precious metals business
Cleveland, Ohio-based cobalt giant OM Group (OMG-N) is selling its precious metals business to Umicore (formerly Union Minire) of Belgium for E643 million, or US$752 million, in cash.Umicore will als…
Editorial Cartoon (June 16, 2003)
Geomaque raises $7.3m, eyes Midas Gold
Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has raised $7.3 million via a brokered private placement of 130.7 million subscription receipts priced at 5.5 apiece, plus 2.5 million receipts at 6 each, for company i…
Private placements — good, bad or neutral?
Private Placements can either be good or bad for a stock.Companies often need a rush of new money for many purposes. Maybe they aren’t earning enough to meet expenses, or maybe they need a big chunk o…
The Northern Miner Indices (June 16, 2003)
North American Mining: 72.34 (+1.59)Small Producers: 66.93 (+2.22)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 16, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 10 (change from June 3 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1126225(-71…
Strike could affect nickel price
The contract of hourly paid workers at two Inco installations in Ontario is about to expire, and concerns are growing that a strike could send already-high nickel prices through the roof.Members of th…
Monroe expands capacity at London (June 16, 2003)
Intent on achieving a processing rate of 44,000 tonnes of alluvial gravel per month by year-end, Calgary-based Monroe Minerals (MMX-V) is adding a third pan plant at its London diamond project in Sout…
Globex heads to Honduras
Playing against type, Abitibi explorer Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX-T) has staked a property covering a series of gold showings in the southern department of Valle in Honduras.The property covers a …
Markham vehicle cease-traded
The British Columbia Securities Commission has placed a permanent cease-trade order on the shares of American Gold Mining, which had been promoted by Ronald Markham.Markham, who the commission says is…