Summo steps up work Down Under
Denver — Upon completing its acquisition of 48% of Australia’s Matrix Metals, Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has begun drilling at the Mt. Watson copper target in northwestern Queensland.The Denver-based com…
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Diversified Thundelarra explores Western Australia
Vancouver — Junior Thundelarra Exploration (TLX-V) has amassed an extensive portfolio of properties in Western Australia, including targets for diamonds, platinum and palladium, base metals and gold….
Ivanhoe spreads wings from Monywa
To boldly go where no mining company has gone before is a way of life for Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T). The company was the first to take on a major mining project in the reclusive nation of Myanmar (formerl…
Snap Lake underground mine takes shape under De Beers
Snap lake, N.W.T. — The Canadian North comprises a vast region of lakes, rivers, Arctic tundra and, more recently, diamonds. With one mine already established and three others scheduled to come on-st…
Falco advances nickel projects
While dry laterite projects in Australia and elsewhere are generating the most news these days, laterite deposits amenable to traditional pyrometallurgical processing techniques are making a comeback …
News – 25-JUN-01 (June 25, 2001)
Guidelines too little, too late
Up until a year ago, Mary Meeker was the highest-rated technology analyst in America, the “Queen of the Internet,” and Wall Street’s number-one cheerleader for the “new economy.” While the good times …
Ownership discrepancy
We wish to clarify a discrepancy we have noted in several issues of The Northern Miner, most recently in the May 28-June 3 issue.The article about the Fort la Corne joint venture in Saskatchewan say…
Province sinks Sydney Steel
The government of Nova Scotia expects to receive $9-14 million by selling off the remaining assets of Sydney Steel. However, the cost of tearing down the facilities in Sydney, N.S., and flattening the…
Voisey’s Bay talks back on track
Some of the faces have changed, but Inco (N-T) and the government of Newfoundland are back at the negotiating table, trying to drum up a deal for development of the long-stalled Voisey’s Bay nickel-co…
Radius delays drilling
Junior Radius Explorations (RDU-V) has delayed the start of drilling at its wholly owned Tambor gold project in central Guatemala.The company is awaiting the close of a $2-million investment by Gold F…
Internet links east, west
Two web-based companies, Metal Smart and e-metalmarket.com, have joined forces to create an on-line marketplace that will allow major Chinese metal producers to market their products and order raw mat…