Portage drilling comes up empty
The first round of drilling on the Portage project in the Otish Mountains region of central Quebec, by the diamond…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
K6 fails to make the grade
Vancouver — The results from the latest mini-bulk sample has prompted Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) to stop work…
TGW picks up Cerro de Maimon
Vancouver — Junior TGW (GWC-V) has inked a deal with Falconbridge (FL-T) to acquire the Cerro de Maimon copper pro…
Wolfden dills aimed to extend High Lake
Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) has two drill rigs ready to go on its 100% owned High Lake property in Nunavut’s Bathurst…
Trading Summary (April 22, 2002)
The pipelines subindex climbed 102.56 points or 1.4% to lead just three advancing subgroups on the Toronto Stock Ex…
Miramar hits production targets (April 22, 2002)
Vancouver – With merger plans in full swing, the first quarter of 2002 saw Miramar Mining (MAE-T) produced 31,749 o…
Hidden Bay drilling yields potential
Drilling by Cameco (CCO-T) on UEX Corp.’s Hidden Bay property in northern Sask., has turned up new prospective area…
First Quantum cuts stake in Mopani
Vancouver A restructured deal has First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) reducing its interest in Zambia’s Mopani Copper M…
Teck-Cominco faces fine
Vancouver — The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) has hit Teck-Cominco (TEK-T) with a $270,000 fine for an accident…
Northgate reaches tentative deal at Kemess
Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) has reached a tentative deal for a new three-year collective agreement with the Inter…
Light volume keeps CDNX idle
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange failed to follow the major bourses higher, with volume remaining on the light side. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index lost 6.94 points, or 0.6%, and clos…
BHP Billiton comes up empty at Royce
Using its proprietary Falcon airborne gravity system to pinpoint potential kimberlite targets on the Royce Group of claims in the Northwest Territories, BHP Billiton (BHP-N) failed to intersect kimber…