Gold Funds (May 28, 2001)
Gold Funds as of May 17, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$14.14$5.31Price$9.90$5.17…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Inco options Atikokan ground
An option agreement with Atikokan Resources (AKN-V) sets the stage for Inco (N-T) to earn a 55% interest in the junior’s Lumby Lake project in northwestern Ontario. The target is believed prospective …
Wyoming has diamond potential
The Wyoming State Geological Survey has identified the Medicine Bow National Forest as a region with high potential for diamonds and platinum group metals (PGMs).The forest lies on the edge of the Wyo…
Poor maintenance at Beatrix
An investigation into the recent explosion that killed 12 workers at Gold Fields’ Beatrix mine in South Africa has revealed that the operation had inadequate maintenance standards.The report, performe…
De Beers to drill Ken Hicks target in NWT
De Beers Canada Exploration continues to search for the elusive source of the Ken Hicks kimberlite indicator mineral train on the LA 1-2 claims of the Doyle Lake joint venture project in the Northwest…
Bema looks to far-eastern Russia
With the underperforming Refugio mine in Chile about to close, Bema Gold (BGO-T) is pinning its hopes on its 79%-owned, high-grade Julietta gold-silver deposit in far-eastern Russia. The underground p…
South Africa should adopt free entry system
The subject of the editorial in the April 9-15 issue of The Northern Miner is the most fundamentally important issue to face the world’s mining industry in the past 30 years, yet the author never actu…
Boliden (May 28, 2001)
May 30-June 1 Minerals North 2001: Exploring the Opportunities — At Best Western Terrace Inn, Terrace, B.C. Organized by Terrace Economic Development Authority. Contact Glenda Lamarche. Tel: (250) 63…
SouthernEra re-invents itself as PGM miner
Once attached exclusively to diamonds, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has turned its attention to platinum group metals — in particular, the advanced Messina project in South Africa.SouthernEra made t…
Trilogy targets PGMs at Nunavut’s Muskox property
Vancouver — Junior explorer Trilogy Metals (TRG-V) is preparing to launch an ambitious drill program in search of platinum group metals (PGMs) and associated metal sulphides on its Muskox North prope…
Partners find new zone at Hope Bay in Nunavut
Partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) have found yet another mineralized zone at the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut. Results from the newly discovered Suluk zone include a 19.4-m…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 28, 2001)
84.04 (+5.48)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…