Iamgold, Repadre ready to combine
Two of the smaller but richer companies in the gold business, Iamgold (IMG-T) and Repadre Capital (RPD-T), have ann…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Grupo Mexico eyes Mission closure
Vancouver – Diversified miner BHP Billiton (BHP-N) may not envision any further production cuts from its copper ope…
Drills spin at St. Jude’s Subriso and Hwini-Butre
Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has kicked off its fall drilling campaign at its Subriso and Hwini-Butre pr…
PFN coasts on River Valley
A fifth phase of drilling has doubled the size of the River Valley palladium deposit in northern Ontario, reports Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T).Combined measured and indicated resources now stand…
Lending Rates (October 28, 2002)
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 22, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.84LIBOR US$ 6-month1.84LIBOR US$ 1-year2.01Gold lease 3-month0.34Gold leas…
Meridian falls slightly in Q3 (October 28, 2002)
Reno, Nev.-based Meridian Gold (MDG-T) has chalked up another profitable quarter, pocketing US$9.2 million for the three months ended Sept. 30 as revenue soared to US$33.6 million.The US10-per-share …
King Eider kimberlite proves complex
Eager to get a better handle on the diamond distribution of the known King Eider kimberlite on Victoria Island, partners Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) and Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) have drilled two…
Matamec finds more Sakami gold (October 28, 2002)
Junior Matamec (MAT-V) has found several more gold showings at its Sakami property in the James Bay region of Quebec.In the JR area, 25 of 126 grab samples yielded between 0.1 and 9.6 grams gold per t…
FNX, Dynatec confirm zone at Norman (October 28, 2002)
Infill drilling on the North zone of the Norman nickel-copper deposit, northeast of Sudbury, Ont., has confirmed mineralization at vertical depths of around 165 metres.The program, carried out by part…
OM whacked by UN report
Shares in Cleveland-based cobalt refiner OM Group crashed to a three-and-a-half-year low during the report period following its mention in a UN Security Council report on illegal mining activity in th…
NAME CHANGES (October 28, 2002)
Verdstone Gold (VGC-V) has changed its name to Goldrea Resources (GOR-V) on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis.Maya Gold (MAY-V) has changed its name to Centram Exploration (CAN-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-sh…
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