Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Odyssey grabs Turkish prospect (September 30, 2002)

Odyssey Resources (YOD-V) has mobilized a drill to the Trab 23 copper-gold-molybdenum prospect, 75 km south-southeast of Trabzon on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.The company recently inked a deal to a…


La Fortuna grows again (September 30, 2002)

A new resource estimate by Noranda (NRD-T) has expanded by 72% the tonnage of secondary mineralization at the El Morro copper-gold deposit in Chile.Noranda can earn a 70% stake in El Morro from Metall…


Alex Perron

Kirkland Lake prospector and mining entrepreneur Alex Perron has died from complications resulting from cancer. He was 65.Perron, who revived the Kerr Addison mine in Larder Lake after it was closed b…


Producer and Dealer Prices (September 30, 2002)

Antimony: Recent trades US$1,980-2,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.30-8.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec US$0.709/lb.I…


Golds lead way

With prices surging US$8 into the mid-US$320-per-oz. range, producers of the yellow metal proved to be the only bright spot in the U.S. markets during the report period ended Sept. 24.The U.S.-listed …


Benchmark lowered again, golds end mixed

Sellers outpaced buyers over the Sept. 18-24 report period, pushing the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 235.91 points. The benchmark finished the week at 6,068.89.The golds swam against the broader marke…



Edward Posey, president of South Atlantic Ventures and managing director of North Atlantic Natural Resources, speaks at Storliden's ribbon- cutting ceremony.

Sweden’s Storliden makes the grade

Skelleftea, Sweden — Storliden, the first new mine in Sweden in more than a decade, has begun commercial production of copper and zinc on time and under budget.Situated 140 km northwest of the city o…


Greystar zooms in on Angostura

Reassured by the government’s hardened stance against armed rebels and having raised sufficient funds, Greystar Resources (GSL-T) is gearing up to renew drilling at its Angostura gold-silver property …


Correction (September 30, 2002)

In our Sept. 23-29 issue, the caption to the photo accompanying the feature on Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-T) should have read: Exploration geologist Wayne Stewart (background) examines a trench in…


Survey spurs Ontario exploration

Results from a lake-sediment survey completed by provincial geologists in the Lac des les-Black Sturgeon River are expected to stimulate mineral exploration in northwestern Ontario.The survey, carrie…


De Beers, Aboriginals butt heads over Victor

A planned winter program for the Victor diamond project in northern Ontario may be postponed if De Beers cannot soon reach an agreement with representatives of the Attawapiskat First Nation.Site work …


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