Slash-and-burn tactics exposed The eco-industry
Congressman James Hansen of Utah is no bleeding-heart liberal, yet he has sponsored and supported enough environmental legislation to have been labelled “too green” by some of his Republican colleague…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
HudBay explores in Nfld
A summer field program is set to begin on the Green Bay property in Newfoundland.Hudson Bay Exploration & Development, a Canadian affiliate of Anglo American (AAUK-Q), can earn an initial 60% interest…
News – 04-JUN-01
The search for balance
I recently ordered Arctic caribou for dinner. I was surprised to see it on the menu, but there it was, one of the evening specials at a fancy restaurant at a Colorado ski resort. I then thought, If it…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (June 04, 2001)
80.42 (-3.62)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (June 04, 2001)
56.86 (-0.48)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
High River Gold Mines adds to Buryatzoloto stake
Junior gold producer High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has inked a deal with Japanese gold finance company Jipangu under which the former will increase its holding in Russian gold producer Buryatzoloto to…
Billiton eyes Kazan project
Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-V) will issue 800,000 units, at 25 apiece, to London-based Billiton to finance preliminary exploration at the Kazan copper-gold project, near Baker Lake in Nunavut.Units c…
Falconbridge buys Montcalm outright
AvestaPolarit, of Finland. – A revised deal between Falconbrige (FL-T) and Finnish miner Outokumpu gives the former a 100% interest in the Montcalm nickel-copper deposit, near Timmins, Ont.In 2000, Fa…
Gold demand sets record
Worldwide demand for gold rose a record 5% between the first quarters of 2000 and 2001.The World Gold Council reports that demand for gold jewelry and personal investment in the world’s 27 leading gol…
More mines, fewer parks
The original idea of a national, state and provincial parks was to set aside an area of outstanding natural beauty and interest, such as Yellowstone National Park in Montana, to be managed and maintai…
Silver fabrication demand up in 2000
Demand for products made with silver grew by more than 5% in 2000, according to a survey compiled by London-based Gold Fields Mineral Services and published by the Silver Institute in Washington, D.C….