Articles by Northern Miner Staff


High times for copper

For the fifth straight year, copper usage in the U.S. reached record levels.Preliminary data indicate that total usage levels in 2000 were nearly 1% higher than in 1999, a year in which U.S. end use r…


Aurora cuts Lansdowne House reef

Vancouver — Junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) has discovered reef-style platinum-palladium mineralization at the Lansdowne House property, northeast of Thunder Bay, Ont.Hole 21, collared 120 metres of t…



Soda ash plants close

With production outstripping demand, prices for soda ash (sodium carbonate) remain depressed, resulting in plant closures as companies seek to reduce supplies.The latest casualties include IMC Chemica…


Oliver makes move

Vancouver — Sitting on over $5 million in cash since the sale of its Segala property in early 2000, Oliver Gold (O…


Geomaque ups Marathon estimate

Drilling and core sampling by junior gold producer Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has upped the resources estimate a…




Tenke raises $1 million

Junior Tenke Mining (TNK-T) has wrapped up a private placement of 2 million units at 50 apiece for proceeds of $1…




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