Olympus targets high-grade core
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Bai Go portion of the Phuoc Son gold property in Vietnam have propel…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Magino gets a resource boost
Vancouver — An updated resource estimate on Golden Goose Resources’ (GGR-V) Magino gold project may put some life…
Sides resume Voisey’s Bay talks
Talks have resumed between Inco (N-T) and the government of Newfoundland to get the long-stalled Voisey’s Bay nicke…
Gabriel postpones equity offering
Vancouver — A $10-million bridge financing has paved the way for Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) to postpone a planned e…
CCR copper refinery deal ratified
Unionized employees have voted 67% in favour of accepting the terms of a new three-year agreement at Noranda’s (NOR…
Trading Summary (June 18, 2001)
The further misadventures of market heavyweight Nortel Networks dragged the Toronto Stock Exchange down another 108…
Chapleau options Kougarok tantalum property in Alaska
An agreement with Navigator Exploration (nvr-v) allows Chapleau Resources (CHI-V) to earn up to a 60% interest in the Kougarok tantalum property in north-central Seward Peninsula, about 112 km from No…
News – 18-JUN-01
Gold paying the price of past hoarding
It was a nice two weeks, but gold faded back to US$265 per oz. as though it had never seen US$280. Gold lease rates, which went up — gasp! — half a point, are back near 2%. Nothing seems to move the…
Poised for recovery
Natural Resources Canada has completed its annual report on trends in Canadian mineral exploration.The mineral exploration sector experiences cycles that last about 10 years. Past lows in exploration …
Canaccord hosts gold seminar
Robert Buchan, president of Kinross Gold, and Anthony Walsh of Miramar Mining will speak at a seminar on precious metals, to be held June 21 at the Toronto Board of Trade.Canaccord Capital is sponsori…
Aylmer Lake find proves diamond-bearing
A narrow kimberlite dyke discovered during spring drilling on the Aylmer Lake West property in the Northwest Territories has yielded an encouraging number of microdiamonds.A 1.6-metre-thick interval o…