Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Gitennes to explore Fox

Despite a less-than-successful, initial round of drilling on the Blacktop massive sulphide prospect in southern British Columbia, Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) plans to intensify exploration at the Fox…


Inco ready to develop Goro

With feasibility studies now complete, nickel producer Inco (N-T) has decided the Goro nickel project, in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, should be brought into production.Chairman Mich…


High grades hit at Tulawaka

Infill and extension drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) at the Tulawaka gold deposit in the Lake Victoria district of Tanzania has returned more high-grade values.Barrick is drilling off a reserve at th…


Stillwater rakes in record profit

Denver — Platinum producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) posted record earnings of US$29.4 million (or 75 per share) for the first quarter of 2001, compared with US$6.9 million (18 per share) in the co…


Aurora Gold committed to Mt. Muro mine

Despite its previously announced decision to sell its 85% interest in the Toka Tindung project in Indonesia, Aurora Gold says it will continue to operate the Mt. Muro gold-silver mine, in the same cou…


Cool on global warming

Since the Third Conference of the Parties in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997, I’ve had a bee in my bonnet about global warming, and your trenchant editorial (T.N.M., April 16-22) certainly set it abuzz…


Conquest expands portfolio

Junior Conquest Resources (YQR-V) has expanded its Zimbabwean gold portfolio by acquiring the Babs and Beehive properties.The US$1.5-million acquisition was financed by $2.6 million worth of convertib…



Western Copper goes it alone

Vancouver — Western Copper Holding’s (WTC-T) joint-venture partner, Lima, Peru-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia, has dropped its option to earn a 68% interest in the Penasquito silver-lead-zinc proper…


Royal Standard seeks PGMs

Denver — Royal Standard Minerals (RSM-M) has signed a letter of intent to acquire a half-interest in a platinum-palladium project in far-eastern Russia.The company will pay Geoprospects International…


Drilling enhances Alamo Dorado

Eight holes drilled along strike of the Alamo Dorado gold-silver deposit in Mexico’s Sonora state have confirmed the updip continuity on several sections.The work is part of an initial phase of infill…


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