Stillwater inks long-term sales contracts
Denver — Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) has renegotiated and extended its long-term sales contracts to take advantage of bullish prices in platinum and palladium markets.The new arrangements establish hig…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
External stakeholders
As the mining industry grows globally, companies are being forced to become more accountable to a wider array of stakeholders, according to a global survey by Amsterdam-based KPMG International.Forty-…
Billiton wins La Granja lottery
Denver — After week’s delay caused by the resignation of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, London-based Billiton has won its bid for a 5% royalty interest in the giant La Granja copper property.Bi…
Rio sidelines De Beers in Ashton bid
London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has received acceptances for 94.7% of the shares of Australia-listed Ashton Mining.The British major has further extended its offer to Dec. 13 to allow the remaining sha…
Northern Miner Indices (December 04, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Kimberlites found at Ekati
Drilling this past summer at the Ekati mine property in the Northwest Territories resulted in the discovery of 11 additional kimberlite pipes, raising the number of confirmed kimberlites to 136.Nine o…
Shareholders approve sale
Denver — Shareholders of Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) have approved the sale of half of the Geita mine to AngloGold (AU-N). The mine is in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania.Ashanti’s two principal s…
Partners expand Antamina
The already-massive Antamina copper-zinc deposit in Peru just got bigger.Proven reserves now stand at 313 million tonnes averaging 1.3% copper, 1.06% zinc and 0.03% molybdenum, plus 14.13 grams silver…
Ecuadorian posts resource
Denver — Following completion of a second round of drilling, Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) has reported a new resource at its Beroen gold-silver project in Ecuador.The 27 holes recently drilled bring t…
East Malarctic posts higher earnings
East Malartic Mines’ gold operation, 50 miles east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is completing its most profitable year since 1942.Profits for the first 10 months of 1950 were $186,332, compared with earnin…
CDNX slides further into bear country (November 27, 2000)
Canada’s junior exchange continued its month-long skid, as all indices remained in negative territory during the report period Nov. 15-21. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index plunged 133.62 …
Exall retains Glimmer stake
An out-of-court settlement between Exall Resources (EXL-T) and Glimmer Resources (GME-V) has resolved the ownership battle for the Glimmer gold mine, east of Matheson, Ont.Exall will retain a 52% owne…