BHP opts out of Tabletop
Vancouver – Disappointing drill results from a 658 metre drill program has prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to stop wo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Olympus active in Vietnam
Vancouver – Despite cutting encouraging gold values during a newly completed 2,300 metre drill program at the Khe R…
McWatters to restart Sigma mill soon
Having recently suspended operations at its Kiena underground mine in Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MWA-T) is l…
Stillwater less profitable in Q3
Palladium producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) has endured another disappointing quarter, pocketing less than US$5 million in the three months ended Sept. 30.The US11-per-share profit comes on revenue …
Daily Metal Prices (November 04, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 29Oct. 28Oct. 25Oct. 24Oct. 23Al Alloy1255/126…
Canada’s second diamond mine prepares for startup
With prestripping well under way following dewatering of the A-154 open pit, construction and commissioning of the Diavik diamond project in Canada’s barren north is on budget and ahead of schedule.Th…
Bulls battle bears to a draw
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange saw little change during the report period ended Oct. 29 as investors appeared unwilling to make any big bets ahead of crucial economic reports due later in the w…
Barrick sees earnings slide
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has posted disappointing earnings of US$34 million (or US6 per share) for the third quarter, owing to lower-than-anticipated grades and recovery rates at several of its operation…
Charter empowers SA miners
South Africa’s new Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment charter is the product of a process that reaffirms the mining sector’s willingness to aid and promote wealth creation opportunities for histor…
Starfield delineates 119 zone
Vancouver-based Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has cut more massive sulphides at its Ferguson Lake polymetallic project, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.In late August, Starfield discovered the so-called 11…
St. Jude drills for gold in Ghana
Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has launched a drilling campaign designed to trace the strike and downdip extension of high-grade zones at the Subriso and Hwini-Butre prospects in Ghana, West …
Ashanti ends profitable quarter (November 04, 2002)
Ghanaian gold producer Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) maintained its profitability in the third quarter, while the pressure of near-term debt continued to subside. Ashanti made US$22.5 million (or US18 p…