Placer extends again
Make it six. That’s how many times Placer Dome (PDG-T) has extended its offer for partner and takeover target AurionGold. With the previous deadline hours away on Sept. 10, Placer tacked on another 10…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Anaconda Nickel tables debt plan
Australian-based Anaconda Nickel has reached a deal that will see its secured creditors receive US$190 million in cash, or about US25 on the dollar, for the outstanding secured debts of its wholly ow…
Queenston cuts new gold
Two of the first three diamond drill holes sunk by Queenston Mining (QMI-T) at its Kirkland Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario have cut a new zone of gold mineralization. The program is expecte…
War jitters send golds higher
After a quiet start on Sept. 11, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s Composite index slid a whopping 226.04 points, or 3.4% of value, to end the Sept. 11-17 report period at 6,392.26 as prospects of a U.S. a…
Exchange Rates (September 23, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateSept. 17Sept. 16Sept. 13Sept. 12Sept. 11US$ in C$1.57921.58251.5857…
Friedland leading the charge in the land of Genghis Khan
The discovery by Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) of the world class copper-gold bearing porphyry system at Turquoise Hill in Mongolia’s remote South Gobi region highlights the untapped mineral exploration poten…
Nickel laterites fail to live up to early promise
The pioneers of Australia’s nickel laterite industry set the bar way too high. Just three years ago, they were the stars of the nickel business, determined to lower the industry cost curve and revolut…
Redhawk restructures ZincOx relationship
ZincOx Resources of London has relinquished its right to earn a half-interest in the Remac zinc oxide project in southeastern British Columbia and sold its interest in the Torlon property in Guatemala…
Newmont to axe Aussie hedge
Australian gold miner Normandy Mining, now living under the banner of Newmont Mining (NEM-N), reports that subsidiary Newmont NFM will have eliminated its hedge book by early 2003.Since the end of 200…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 23, 2002)
74.64 (-0.63)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Venture exchange bucks downward trend
Vancouver — Despite the major bourses being spooked by profit warnings, Canada’s junior exchange managed to scrape together a few points to buck the trend over the week ended Sept. 17. The TSX Ventur…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 23, 2002)
78.83 (+1.59)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…