Prices struggle under consumer apathy
Uncertainty over the global economic outlook continued to dampen consumer buying interest during the report period Oct. 1-5, resulting in another dull week for base metals markets. Prices continued to…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Shore sizes up Star kimberlite (October 15, 2001)
Junior Shore Gold (SGF-V) has recovered more stones from its Star kimberlite project, 60 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.A total of 63 macrodiamonds and 166 microdiamonds (here defined as being less th…
Drilling wraps up at Assean Lake (October 15, 2001)
Vancouver — Results from a 5,000-metre drill program by International Curator Resources (IC-T) shows that a steeply plunging high-grade shoot on the Assean Lake gold property near Thompson, Man., is …
Geomaque hangs tough at Vueltas del Rio
Although a year behind schedule, Geomaque Exploration (GEO-T) expects to achieve design capacity at its Vueltas del Rio mine by the first quarter of 2002.Situated in Honduras, Vueltas del Rio is one o…
Hucamp, Falco explore Timmins area
A joint venture between Hucamp Mines (YHU-V) and Falconbridge (FL-T) is spurring exploration in the Timmins camp of northern Ontario.Subject to regulatory approval, Falconbridge can earn up to a 75% s…
Saskatchewan checks old mines
The Saskatchewan government has issued an interim report on the health and environmental risks of abandoned mines in the province’s northern region.The Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management…
More sulphides uncovered at Elu (October 15, 2001)
Vancouver — A second round of mapping and trench sampling by Sherwood Petroleum (SWD-V) has enhanced the prospects of its newly acquired, 445-sq.-km Elu property in Nunavut.”The results reinforce our…
Exchange Rates (October 15, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 5Oct. 4Oct. 3U…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, OCT. 3-OCT. 9
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Poem snares youth Junior Miner of the Year award
When Caitlin Kearns was given an assignment by her science teacher to write a poem about mineral use in our daily lives, she was just an 11-year-old with an interest in the subject matter. Today, she …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, OCT 3-OCT 9
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Emission standards boost rhodium use
The market for rhodium in 2000 was characterized by strong consumer demand and tight physical availability, the combination of which caused the price to rise to just over US$2,000 per lb. at the end o…