Gloomy start to September
A market rout on September’s first trading day in the U.S. might be a sign of further carnage to come this fall. For the report period ended Sept. 3, the major indices retested post-9-11 lows, with th…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Expats gunned down near Grasberg
An ambush along a road near Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Papua province has left three dead.A band of about 15 people armed with M-16 automatic weapons and a r…
Audit confirms Dolores gold-silver resource
Vancouver — An independent audit has confirmed Minefinders’ (MFL-T) resource estimate for the Dolores project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.Pincock, Allen & Holt verified a measured, indicated and infe…
Diamond Fields on track for production renewal (September 09, 2002)
Having bought its own vessel, Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) is preparing to renew marine diamond production off the coast of Namibia.The junior’s main concession covers more than 70 km of coast…
Temex wraps up drilling at Juby project
Temex Resources (YTM-V) has completed an initial 4-hole, 698-metre drill program on the Juby gold project, 22 km west of Gowganda, Ont.Three of the holes were performed infilling on the eastern portio…
The dowser
There was a local promoter years ago in Nova Scotia who was obsessed with what he called his “mothers,” or motherlodes, on his gold property, which was in an old mining district famous for its gold de…
Trading Summary (September 06, 2002)
Profit taking late in the day helped the Toronto Stock Exchange end 5.19 points lower at 6,479.75 on Friday. Invest…
Pan Am, Corner Bay shareholders voice approval
Pan American Silver (PAA-T) shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the company’s proposed merger with…
5034 pipe yields more larger stones
Among the 1,215 carats of diamond De Beers Canada Exploration recently reported from the 2002 bulk sample of the we…
Diamond Fields takes Trans Hex to court (September 06, 2002)
Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has filed suit with the High Court of South Africa seeking US$19.5 million in…
Starfield cuts high-grade PGE interval (September 06, 2002)
Vancouver — Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has encountered a high-grade platinum palladium intercept while definition…
Glencairn adds cash
Glencairn Explorations (GLJ-V) has added $2.4 million to its coffers via a recently completed private placement of…