Lac des les nears expansion capacity
With the new concentrator at its Lac des les mine in northern Ontario finally drawing nearer to the nameplate capa…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Wheaton eyes $94.3 million for Minas Luismin buyout
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has announced plans for a proposed private placement of 82 million special warrants…
Partners table Los Filos resource (May 14, 2002)
Vancouver — Partners Teck Cominco (TEK-T) and Miranda Mining (MM-V) have tabled a new resource estimate for the la…
Rio Narcea posts wider loss
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) met its gold production budget for the first three months of 2002, pumping out 25,117…
Pure adds to Otish stable
Pure Gold Minerals (PUG-T) has added four properties to its portfolio in the Otish Mountains region of Quebec. …
Trading Summary (May 13, 2002)
With only the Telecoms subgroup ending 1.3% lower, the S&P/TSX Composite Index grabbed 65.34 points or 0.86% to rea…
Olympus encouraged at Khe Rin
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) is bullish about partial assay results from an 18-hole, 2,100-metre drilling progr…
Partners cut West zone gold (May 13, 2002)
Reverse circulation drilling by partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Minires du Nord (MDN-T) has cut “significant gol…
Huaron powers Pan American’s quarter
Thanks to newfound production from its Huaron mine in Peru and La Colorada mine in Mexico, Pan American Silver (PAA…
Hedge trimmers lead the way
In the first five days of trading under its new moniker, the S&P/TSX composite index shed 85.93 points, or more than 1%, coming to rest at 7,561.37 on May 7.Inspired by a run up to US$312 per oz. on t…
Junior golds awake from slumber
Vancouver — The first trading week of the month was a stellar one for junior explorers as rattled investors snapped up shares in gold-related companies. Nonetheless, the newly minted Standard & Poor’…
CMHF calls for nominations
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s (CMHF) board of directors has issued its annual call for nominations.The next group of inductees will be honoured at a ceremony in January 2003. Their names will be …