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…
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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…
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…
Calgary forum looks at Athabasca deposits
The annual Calgary Mining Forum will be held April 24-25 at that city’s Ramada Downtown Hotel. The event will include technical sessions on exploration for diamonds in western Canada and on genetic an…
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 …
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…
The E3 manual
The project known as E3 (Environmental Excellence in Exploration), which is designed to ensure access to public lands through improved education and environmental management practices, is turning its …
Work halted at Magistral
Vancouver — Anaconda Peru, a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based Antofagasta, has decided not to increase its stake in the Magistral copper project in north-central Peru.The subsidiary had consid…