Staff Investment Policy (September 03, 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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Rate cuts power Toronto rise
Strong gains among the interest-sensitive sectors helped move the Toronto Stock Exchange up over the period Aug. 22-28. The Bank of Canada took advantage of recent easing by the Federal Reserve Bank t…
Banff takes US$71m Kasese writeoff
Following a review of the carrying value of the Kasese Cobalt operation in western Uganda, Banff Resources (BFF-V) has decided to write off the remaining book value of the project’s capital assets.Des…
River Valley yields PGEs
A reconnaissance exploration program has led to the discovery of more platinum-group-metal mineralization at the River Valley mafic intrusion in the Sudbury region of northern Ontario.Pacific North We…
Eagle River lifts River Gold off ground
With higher-grade development ore coming from the no. 6 zone at the Eagle River mine, 50 km west of Wawa, Ont., River Gold Mines (RIV-T) managed to climb back into the black during the second quarter….
Falco eyes Vulcan’s Labrador prospect
Falconbridge (FL-T) has entered into an agreement with St. John’s, Nfld.-based Vulcan Minerals (VUL-V) to earn up to a 65% interest in a nickel sulphide prospect some 50 km northwest of the Voisey’s B…
Rockinghorse yields large number of stones
Additional microdiamond results from the newly discovered Anuri pipe on Tahera’s (TAH-T) Rockinghorse property in Nunavut indicate that the kimberlite body is significantly diamondiferous.Six hundred …
Hunt heats up in Quebec
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) is preparing to drill-test several targets this fall at its Otish Mountains joint-venture project in north-central Quebec.Ashton flew a geophysical survey over the Otis…
Rio Narcea slips back into red (September 03, 2001)
Unable to maintain the record-setting production rate attained in the first quarter, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) incurred a net loss of US$474,500 (or 0.07 per share) during the three months ended …
Metal Prices (September 03, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAugust 28August 27August 24August 23August…
Gartner Lee did not perform EIA
There was an error in the the article “Diavik team wins award,” in the July 9-15 issue.Under the environmental assessment act, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is undertaken by a project propo…
Geomaque struggles during transition
Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) slipped into the red during the second quarter as gold production neared its end at the San Francisco mine in Mexico.The Toronto-based junior posted a net loss of US$1.2 …