Freeport hits lowered profit target (October 16, 2001)
Vancouver – Amidst the bombing of Afghanistan and calls for a “holy war” against America, it must be a little unset…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Ashton cuts second body
Vancouver — Two of the four geophysical anomalies tested during a newly completed drill program by Ashton Mining o…
Trading Summary (October 16, 2001)
Investors evidently shrugged off some of their bio-terror ennui today, as a strong, broad rally developed across No…
Canadian Royalties boosts prospects at Phoenix
Vancouver — The latest drill results tabled by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) show that “Raglan-type” nickel-copper-co…
Canplats eyes palladium in Ontario
Vancouver — Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) has launched a 1,500-metre drill program over three of its nickel-copper-pl…
AfriOre scores profitable first half
Junior-explorer-turned-coal-miner AfriOre (AFO-V) is reporting a small first-half profit thanks to a good operating…
Wolfden, Jonpol find PGMs at Nickleby Lake
Drilling at the Nickleby Lake prospect west of Thunder Bay, Ont., has returned encouraging platinum and palladium v…
Partners eye 512 zone
Vancouver — The first two holes of a planned 2,000-metre drill program by diversified miners Teck-Cominco (TEK-T)…
Twin pulls kimberlite at Cargo pipe
A drill hole at Twin Mining’s (TWG-T) Jackson Inlet diamond prospect on Baffin Island has cut a 148-metre section o…
Trading Summary (October 15, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange opened lower and stayed there on Monday, finishing 75.40 points behind its Friday close…
High River ups Buryat holding
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has bought a further 10% shareholding in Buryatzoloto, the Russian company that operates the Zun-Holba and Irokinda mines in the Buryat region in eastern Russia.The value…
Deals may bring Queenstake’s Magistral closer to production
Vancouver-based explorer Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has entered into two agreements it says provide the financing and equipment it will need to put its Magistral gold project, in Sinaloa state, into…