Luderitz Bay sparkles for partners
Partners Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) and Trans Hex Group of South Africa have recovered more than 9,600 diamonds from their Luderitz Bay grant off the coast of Namibia.The stones, which weigh…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JULY 4-10
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Aurizon reworks Casa Berardi payment (July 16, 2001)
TVX Gold (TVX-T) has agreed to grant Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) a 2-year extension, to August 2003, for the payment of $4 million related to the acquisition of the Casa Berardi gold property in northwester…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JULY 4-10
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Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (July 16, 2001)
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut — Recently cashed up and determined to expand resources at its Ferguson Lake copper/nickel/cobalt/platinum-group-metals property in Nunavut, Starfield Resources (SRU-V) is churn…
Juniors test waters in British Columbia
A recent change in government is fuelling optimism and a modest revival of exploration in British Columbia. Mining executives say the government’s promises to streamline permitting procedures and impr…
News – 16-JUL-01
Pessimism batters euro, bolsters dollar Currencies and confidence
A growing number of economists agree that the U.S. dollar is over-valued, but that hasn’t stopped investors from shunning the euro, which dipped to fresh seven-month lows last week after the European …
GOLD FUNDS (July 16, 2001)
Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.49$5.06Price$9.75$4.80Discount27.725.10Val…
Freeport enjoys strong quarter
Denver — Improved ore grades and record throughput at the Grasberg copper-gold operation in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, should propel Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) to a profitable second quarter….
Alcan celebrates centenary
Alcan is celebrating its centenary by donating the buildings where the first aluminium casting took place plus $1.1 million to La Cit de l’Energie, a non-profit corporation in Quebec, which has agree…
Wardrop assumes some BLM staff
Fifteen geotechnical specialists and engineers from now-defunct BLM Engineering have joined Wardrop, an engineering and consulting firm based in Toronto.Wardrop had completed several projects with Sud…