Articles by Northern Miner Staff


New GQ zones surrender micros

Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has recovered 2 microdiamonds from one of three 10-kg samples derived from a new 40-metr…



Lemoine drilling resumes

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has resumed drilling at Loubel Exploration’s (LBX-V) Lemoine property, 25 km southeast of Chib…



Noranda rides out of Montana

Faced with slumping metal prices, Noranda (NRD-T) has decided to cut bait at the Montanore copper-silver project in…


Anglo pays for KCM exit

Anglo American (AAUK-Q) has agreed to pony up to another US$107.3 million before walking away from the Konkola copp…




WMC suffers headaches at Olympic Dam

WMC (WMC-N) has run into more operational difficulties at its massive Olympic Dam copper smelter in South Australia, and will suffer depressed earnings for the next 18 months as a result.The company h…


Sudbury: the need for feed

Large metal operations take on a life of their own in established mining camps. One result is that milling and smelting capacity create demand for near-term sources of ore.Certainly Sudbury has follow…


Aur shrivels in drier copper market

Faced with weaker copper prices and lighter sales volumes, Aur Resources (AUR-T) earned three times less in the recent second quarter than in the corresponding period of 2001.Net earnings topped US$2….


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