Teck-Cominco faces fine
Vancouver — The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) has hit Teck-Cominco (TEK-T) with a $270,000 fine for an accident…
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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…
Nickel Rim South takes shape for Falco
A rich massive sulphide deposit is quickly taking shape in the venerable Sudbury mining camp of northern Ontario.Since discovering the zone last fall, Falconbridge (FL-T) has sunk seven more holes in …
The virtual paper trail
With the news that regulators in the United States — not the mighty Securities and Exchange Commission, but lowly state authorities — have opened the issue of analysts’ recommendations, we see a fai…
Northern Miner Indices (April 22, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…
TSE up on recovery news
The Toronto Stock Exchange moved higher over the report period April 10-16, on news of improving economic fundamentals. Even a quarter-point rate hike by the Bank of Canada on the final day didn’t sto…
Nevada third-largest gold producer
In 2001, the total value of mineral production from mines in Nevada reached US$2.5 billion, most of which came from gold operations.The state produced more than 8 million oz. gold for the fourth year …
Queen’s to host symposium
Dr. Malcolm McPherson, associate dean for research and graduate studies at Virginia Tech University, will be the keynote speaker at the ninth Mine Ventilation Symposium, to be held June 8-12 at Queen’…
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…
Escondida sees short fall
Vancouver — Between March 2001 and March 2002, copper output from Chile’s Escondida mine fell 24%, to 58,602 tonnes. Some 45,841 tonnes of concentrates and 12,761 tonnes of cathodes were produced las…
Canadian Royalties and Ungava Minerals battle over ground
Vancouver — The inclusion of a key piece of ground in the Phoenix nickel-copper-platinum-palladium property in northern Quebec has created a rift between Ungava Minerals (UNGV-C) and Canadian Royalti…
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