NAME CHANGES (November 12, 2001)
Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NMA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old share basis.Icelandic Gold (YCE-V) has changed its name to PGM Ventures (YPG-V)…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
For a national securities commission
Even as Europe watches to see whether Euronext, the Deutsche Borse, or the London Stock Exchange will emerge as the continent’s major capital market, and even as Nasdaq and the American Exchange combi…
News – 12-NOV-01
Gold used in ‘nanolaser’
Chemists at the University of California have grown the world’s smallest laser, which is one thousand times thinner than a human hair, and gold played an integral role in the process.The infinitesimal…
Ivanhoe fires up Bakyrchik
After a 5-year hiatus, the Bakyrchik gold mine in northeastern Kazakstan is once again pouring gold.On a daily basis, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) is tapping 500 tonnes of stockpiled material left over from …
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 12, 2001)
67.92 (+1.47)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Feds slash key rate to 2%
The biggest market-driver in the U.S. during the report period ended Nov. 6 was the Federal Reserve’s slashing of its overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 2%, its lowest level in more than 40 …
Staff Investment Policy (November 12, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Industry opposes cyanide ban
Industry representatives in Wisconsin are taking aim at a bill that would ban the use of cyanide in mining.Opponents say the bill would needlessly kill jobs while providing no additional protection of…
Coronation pipes return strong counts
A new kimberlite camp is emerging some 50-120 km south of Coronation Bay in the northern Slave Craton region of Nunavut. Discoveries by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Kennecott Canada Exploration…
South African players consolidate Free State assets
Harmony Gold (HGMCY-Q), which has made a name for itself by acquiring marginal or unprofitable South African mines and turning them around, has submitted an undisclosed cash offer to acquire all of An…
Teck, union reach deal
Teck Cominco and the unions at the company’s Trail operations in southwestern British Columbia have ratified the terms a collective agreement.The contract runs through 2005 and is retroactive to June …