Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Cambior readies Rosebel as Omai declines

With mining at the Omai open-pit gold mine in Guyana slated to finish by the end of 2005, Cambior (CBJ-T) is preparing for construction at the Rosebel open-pit gold project in neighbouring Suriname.To…



Alcan receives award

Alcan has won an award from the United Nations and the International Chamber of Commerce for excellence in sustainable development.The award was presented to the aluminum company’s International Micro…


PEOPLE (September 09, 2002)

BHP Billiton — David Munro appointed vp.Dofasco — Walter Bilenki appointed vp, finance; Joe Neri appointed president, powerlasers and Howard Woods appointed general manager, Dofasco USA.Mineral I…


Net-based software helps users make decisions

Perth, Australia-based Intierra has developed software that monitors the global resource industry.Subscribers will receive, via the Internet and in map form, information on Australian geoscience and f…


Redcorp aims drill at Hawk in BC

Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) has launched a 1,500-metre drill program on its Hawk gold project in north-central British Columbia.Surface sampling traced two parallel veins over a 3-km strike length at the…


Placer cuts hedge book, extends Aurion offer

A day after deciding to reduce its hedge book, Placer Dome (PDG-T) extended its takeover offer for AurionGold, an Australian producer that is itself heavily hedged.By year-end, Placer expects to have …


Nelson sells Tajik assets

Having decided to focus on its oil and gas interests, Nelson Resources (NLG-T) is selling its 44% stake in the Jilau gold mine in Tajikistan.The buyer is London-listed Avocet Mining, which will give N…


Lending Rates (September 09, 2002)

As of 4 pm ET, Sept. 3, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.78LIBOR US$ 6-month1.75LIBOR US$ 1-year1.81Gold lease 3-month0.28Gold leas…


Akrokeri-Ashanti in the red

Delays in getting the new Knelson concentrators and cyclone recovery equipment online contributed to a quarterly loss for Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold Mines (YAG-V).During the three months ended June 30, the…


Crystallex production falls in South America

Vancouver — Lower gold grades from its Venezuela operations hurt the bottom line of Crystallex International (KRY-T) in the second quarter of 2002.The junior posted a loss of $3.2 million (or 4 per …


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