White House rethinks land regulations
Denver — The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has heeded pleas by the mining industry and suspended implementation of new rules that deal with hardrock mining on public land.Through th…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
TSE wipes brow after recent debacle
Easing its downward spiral of late, the broad market fell less than a point over the March 21-27 report period, to finish the week at 7,751.33.Even gold has regained its composure, trading unchanged a…
Dow makes strong comeback
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average bounced back after a disastrous week, climbing 226.78 points, or 2.3%, to finish the report period ended March 27 at 9947.54.All this meant little to the pri…
Spot Prices Wed. March 28, 2001Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$261.20 $0.00Silver$ 4.43+$0.09…
Slumping copper typical of base metals complex
The report period March 19-23 was a mixed one for base metals, as markets were dominated by collapsing global equities values. Copper prices continued in the steep downtrend established in early March…
Metal Prices (April 02, 2001)
DateMarch 27March 26March 23March 22March 21BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 02, 2001)
— 52-week –DateMarch 27March 26March 23March 22March 21High…
Avalon cuts mineralization at East Braintree tantalum project
Vancouver — Two holes drilled at the Lucy North prospect, part of the East Braintree tantalum project in southeastern Manitoba, have returned encouraging values for partners Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) a…
Repadre in black despite year-end writedown
Improved earnings from the Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana meant Repadre Capital (RPD-T) turned a profit of $2.7 million on revenue of $8.9 million in 2000, while taking a $3-million charge against assets o…
New vein hit at San Jeronimo
Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Compania has hit a new silver vein on Western Copper Holdings’ (WTC-T) San Jeronimo property in Zacatecas state, Mexico.Thre…
Minera Andes inks Argentine deal with Hochschild
Denver — Minera Andes (MIA-V) will begin drilling on the El Pluma-Cerro Saavedra silver-gold property in southern Argentina once it completes a joint-venture deal with Peru-based Mauricio Hochschild …
Nevada court dismisses Campo Morado suit
A Nevada court has ruled against David Hermiston in a claim launched by a unit of Farallon Resources (FAN-T), thus ending all but the final chapter in a long-running dispute over ownership of the Camp…