Moosehead yields more gold
Partners Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Sudbury Contact Mines (SUD-T) report mixed results from the latest batch of ho…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Junior adds ground at Buchans
Vancouver — Buchans River (BUV-V) has expanded its land position by some 37 sq. km in the historical Buchans minin…
Trading Summary (November 19, 2001)
A plus-4% gain by the technology-laden Industrial Products subindex pushed the Toronto Stock Exchange higher to sta…
Platosa yields mixed results (November 19, 2001)
Vancouver — Three of the first eight holes tabled by Excellon Resources (EXN-V) during the latest bout of drilling…
Ashton ups financing
Vancouver — Riding the success of kimberlite finds in Nunavut and Quebec, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has incr…
Production bug plagues Akrokeri
Unable to maintain the record production level attained in the first quarter at its 85%-owned Bonte alluvial gold m…
Sigma suspension weighs on McWatters (November 19, 2001)
With mining still suspended at the Sigma-Lamaque open-pit gold mine in Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has…
Queenstake boosts Magistral
Vancouver – The latest drill program by Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has increased the size of the high-grade core…
NNO drops South African gold deal
Vancouver-based Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) has dropped a deal to acquire a 100% interest in Ditchburn Mana…
Sulliden wins award for Mario
Sulliden Exploration’s Mario property has been named Peru’s “mining prospect of the year” by a committee of 15 representatives of that country’s mining industry.The Montreal-based junior has an option…
Ruttan to close sooner
The Ruttan copper-zinc mine in northern Manitoba will be closing sooner than expected, owing to low metal prices.Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting had announced in the mid-1990s that the mine would shut do…
Daily Metal Prices (November 19, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 13Nov. 12Nov. 9Nov. 8Nov. 7Aluminium1303.50/13…