Articles by Northern Miner Staff


BHP Billiton settles with ex-CEO

Not bad for half a year’s work: after serving only six months as CEO of BHP Billiton (BHP-N) before quitting, Brian Gilbertson has been awarded a 4.1-million (US$6.7-million) exit settlement.Gilberts…


Producer and Dealer Prices (June 02, 2003)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,590/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.40-10.25/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.778/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$140/kg.Iridiu…


Coloured gemstones

Thanks to Chuck Fipke, the entire mining industry, along with most other Canadians, realize that there are mineral commodities aside from metals worth exploring for. Whereas only a handful of companie…




A P&H 4100XPB shovel at work in the newly expanded Escondida copper mine in Chile.

Base metal fundamentals improving?

About of statistical metal releases has just arrived, and in this short report we offer an analysis of the latest data on copper, nickel, lead and zinc from their respective International Study Groups…


Daily Metal Prices (June 02, 2003)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMay 27May 26May 23May 22May 21Al Alloy1355/1355…


AMF raises $1.8 million (June 02, 2003)

London-based America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) will finance further development of its African projects through a private placement of 4 million units priced at 45 each. Gross proceeds amount to $1.8 mi…


NUM ends strike at Buffels

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called off a strike by more than 2,000 workers at Durban Roodepoort Deep’s Buffelfontein gold mine in northwestern South Africa following wage agreements wi…


Breakwater adds to Langlois reserve

Infill drilling by Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) has upped reserves at the Langlois base metal mine in northwestern Quebec, extending the mine life for another year.The drilling blocked out 419,600 ton…



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