Work resumes at Limousine Butte
Vancouver — Prompted by sniffs of gold in the first two rounds of drilling, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is gearing up f…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Gas explosion claims 12 at Gold Fields’ Beatrix
Denver — A methane explosion has killed 12 people at the Beatrix gold mine, 175 miles southwest of Johannesburg, i…
Narrow zones cut at Bai Go
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Bai Go portion of the Phuoc Son gold property in Vietnam have yielde…
Yatela pours first gold
Partners Anglogold (AU-N) and Iamgold (IMG-T) have poured the first 22.8-kg gold bar at the Yatela mine in Mali, We…
Barra Grande yields small stones
Toronto-based Trans Hex International (THI-V) has processed 31 of 172 samples from the first pit at the Villa Barro…
Namco closes Leviev deal
After receiving the approval of its shareholders and the Toronto Stock Exchange, Namibian Minerals (Namco) (NMR-T)…
Curator gears up at Assean
Vancouver — With the winter program cutting a new gold zone, International Curator Resources (IC-T) is gearing up…
San Cristobal receives environmental permit
Denver — Through its wholly owned subsidiary Minera San Cristobal, Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) has received its envi…
Trading Summary (May 14, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s 300 composite index shed 13.67 points to close at 8,010 in quiet trading on Monday. In…
Copper, nickel gain despite slowdown
Metals prices are proving to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and a barrage of discouraging economic indicators. In the race for stability and strength between the U.S. dollar and t…
Diamondex uncovers kimberlite at King
Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) is adding a third rig to its wholly owned King property in the Northwest Territories, where a $2.7-million program is testing a possible downdip extension of the Snap Lake …
Band-Ore zeros in on Area E
Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has discovered the source of diamondiferous boulders in Area E at its GQ property, near Wawa, Ont.A coarse-grained, xenolith-rich diatreme breccia was discovered within 5 me…