General Minerals moves forward in China
Vancouver — A 25-hole drill program by General Minerals (GMC-T) has confirmed the grades of the surface mineraliza…
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Partners drill Yilgarn
Partners SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) and Caldera Resources (CDR-T) have completed a shallow aircore drilling prog…
Gabriel looks at scaled-back Rosia Montana
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) has received the results of a second definitive feasibility study on its 80%-owned Rosia…
Sun sets on Homestake
In its final quarterly report before being absorbed into the Barrick Gold empire in mid-December, venerable gold miner Homestake Mining announced that lower production costs allowed it to post third-q…
Staff Investment Policy (November 05, 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…
PDAC to focus on hot spots
The annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, slated for March 10-13, 2002, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, will feature a keynote session on exploration hot s…
Good quarter for Dia Met
Higher production from the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and sharply lower interest expenses have meant a near-doubling in earnings for Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T).The company posted ne…
Barrick earnings slip
Lower production and higher costs combined to reduce third-quarter earnings for Barrick Gold (ABX-T).Net earnings topped US$66 million (or 17 per share) in the three months ended Sept. 30, US$20 mill…
Quaterra tables Union Bay drill results
Vancouver — A 4-hole drill program at the Union Bay project in Alaska has returned narrow zones of platinum-palladium mineralization.Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) reports that the first two holes of the…
Riddarhyttan picks up property in Finland
Swedish-based and -listed Riddarhyttan Resources has expanded its land package in northern Finland by acquiring the Iso-Kuotko property immediately north of its Suurikuusikko gold deposit.Iso-Kuotko, …
Starfield, Far West lead gainers
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted gains in the resource sector but not enough to keep the composite index from wallowing. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 6.2 points, o…
Placer buoyed by Getchell writedown
The most heavily traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the Oct. 24-30 report period was Placer Dome, which jumped $1.40 to $18.25 as investors applauded the company for “facing reality” …