Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Upbeat convention may not disappoint Recovery rates

The empties cleared away, the maps rolled back up, and the carpets steamed; so endeth the latest convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.It’s been usual, over the past few yea…


Bullion bearish on junior market

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange felt the impact of a falling bullion price during the report period that ended March 11, with investors electing to unload gold explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exc…


Northern Miner Indices (March 17, 2003)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…


Energy production = autonomy

The impact of mining operations on communities is usually extremely positive. When the mines are operating, they are a flurry of activity, and good-paying jobs are plentiful. But when metal prices sta…



Broad market slumps as gold see-saws

The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index surrendered another 99.2 points over the March 5-11 report period to finish the week at 6,290.7.Gold yo-yoed itself US$5.25 per oz. lower to a London afterno…


IMA reports grassroots silver find

A high-grade silver discovery in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina has IMA Exploration (IMR-V) making geological analogies between it and the Eskay Creek gold mine in northern British Columbi…


Pan Am Silver posts Q4 loss

Vancouver — A US$12.1-million charge against the operations of the Quiruvilca mine in Peru caused Pan American Silver (PAA-T) to spill red ink in the fourth quarter of 2002.The hit followed a US$15.1…


Corriente looks at smaller model (March 17, 2003)

Vancouver — An independent study gives the Mirador copper-gold deposit in southeastern Ecuador a pretax net present value of US$153 million, using a 20,000-tonne-per-day base case and a copper price …




BHP eyes Botswana

Vancouver With Canada’s Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories marking the only diamond production for global re…


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