Barrick nixes option
Management of Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) may consider alternative arrangements with Barrick Gold (ABX-T) following the collapse of a 1999 joint-venture agreement between the two companies.The senio…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NAME CHANGES (January 15, 2001)
American Manor (ANO-V) has changed its name to American Manor Enterprises (AMN-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.Duran Gold (DRN-V) has changed its name to Duran Ventures…
Junior companies active in Quebec; Lynx
Flush with cash after a series of recent financings, several juniors with ties to Quebec are gearing up for grassroots exploration work.- McWatters Mining (MCW-T) affiliate Maude Lake Exploration (MAU…
Shore Gold delineates Saskatchewan kimberlite
Shore Gold (SGF-V) will decide whether or not to proceed with bulk sampling once it completes 15 additional holes in a second round of drilling at the diamondiferous Star kimberlite body in Saskatchew…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 15, 2001)
72.63 (-2.64)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 15, 2001)
43.90 (-0.18)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Drilling enhances Loveland
Drilling by Prospectors Alliance (YRP-V) has intersected more base metals at the Loveland property, near Timmins, Ont.Prospectors can earn a half-interest in the project by covering exploration expend…
Yamana eyes Aladdin
Vancouver — While still digesting the December acquisition of privately held Platero Resources, Yamana Resources (YRI-T) has inked a deal to acquire Aladdin Sweepstake Consolidated Mining.Aladdin hol…
South-Malartic Exploration active in Quebec
Junior South-Malartic Exploration (MSU-M) has entered into an option agreement with privately held Ressources Autanabi to acquire a half-interest in a 21-claim nickel property 7 km east of Ville-Marie…
Lynx diamonds valued at US$139 per carat
A parcel of diamonds recovered from an exploration bulk drill sample of the Lynx pipe at the Ekati mine property in the Northwest Territories has been valued at US$139 per carat.A 168.5-tonne sample c…
Norton replaces Babbitt
It’s out with the old and in with the new as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney prepare to take over the White House. Some have suggested the transition might better be described as in with the old and ou…
