Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Pacific Rim options Cerro Gaspar (August 19, 2002)

Vancouver — Pacific Rim Mining (PMU-V) has inked a deal to earn a 60% interest in the Cerro Gaspar project in northeastern El Salvador from Brett Resources (brn-v).The company can do so by spending U…


JML to test Marten River

JML Resources (JJJ-V) is preparing for a drill program at its diamond project in northern Ontario.Based on more than 1,800 till samples and the results of a helicopter-borne geophysical survey, JML in…


Northern Miner Indices (August 19, 2002)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T23.2%CamecoCCO-T3.2%FalconbridgeFL-T5.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.2%IncoN-T9.2%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.8%Newmont MiningNE…


Exchange Rates (August 19, 2002)

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAugust 13August 12August 9August 8August 7US$ in C$1.56581.57401.5723…



Knife fight heads to court

Unable to come to terms with the Canadian exploration division of De Beers over the signing of a joint-venture agreement concerning the Knife Lake project in Nunavut, Rhonda (RDM-V) has ended discussi…


Burton named new WGC chief

James Burton will replace Haruko Fukuda as chief executive officer of the London-based World Gold Council. Currently, Burton is CEO of the California Public Employees Retirement System.Burton took ove…


De Beers confirms commitment to Canada

Although its roots are in South Africa, De Beers believes the emphasis given to Canadian diamond exploration is fully justified. Last year, Canada accounted for 40% of the US$73 million the company sp…



Anglo American to pay for AIDS drugs

Anglo American says it will pay for antiretroviral drugs for employees suffering from HIV/AIDS.The program could cost as much as R16.8 million (US$1.6 million) in the first year. In addition to extend…



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