Tagish Lake drills Skukum Creek (November 12, 2001)
A recent drill program and a second look at some historical core by Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) has identified three z…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Solitario goes solo at Pedra Branca
Now going it alone, Solitario Resources (SLR-T) plans to begin a 2,000-metre drill program on its Pedra Branca pall…
Partners ink Quebec exploration pact
Marum Resources (MMU-V) and Ressources Appalaches (APP-V) have inked an agreement to explore the Pentecote River an…
Iriana targeting Greer Lake
Junior Iriana Resources (IR-T) reports encouraging results from a lithogeochemical sampling program on its Greer La…
Canabrava options Ontario property
Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) has signed a letter agreement to earn a 100% stake in a mineral property in the Porcupine…
Tradex will highlight CIM show
The annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, slated for April 28-May 1, 2002, in Vancouver, B.C., will once again feature the Tradex tradeshow. Tradex is expected …
Starfield proves up Ferguson Lake deposit
Vancouver — Ongoing drilling by Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has intercepted more high-grade platinum-palladium mineralization at the Ferguson Lake deposit, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.The latest dri…
Stillwater posts profit despite price slump
Platinum producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) earned US$10.3 million (or 26 per share) in the recent third quarter, compared with US$13.9 million (36 per share) in the corresponding period of 2000.Rev…
Daily Metal Prices (November 12, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 6Nov. 5Nov. 2Nov. 1Oct. 31Aluminium1251.50/126…
IMA plans follow-up drilling at Rio Tabaconas
Encouraged by results from the first round of drilling on the Cerro Tablon gold prospect at the Rio Tabaconas property in Peru, IMA Exploration (IMR-V) is preparing for a second phase.The junior teste…
Banro seeks return of Congolese gold assets
Toronto-based Banro (YBE-V) will submit a proposal to government officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an effort to resolve a long-standing dispute over the government’s seizure of go…
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…