Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Anaconda awaits scoping study for Magistral project

Anaconda Peru has completed the final four holes of a 26-hole, 8,500-metre drill program at the Magistral copper-molybdenum porphyry/skarn deposit, held by Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V).With this year…


Western Copper, partner drill in Zacatecas

Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia have launched a 3,700-metre, 12-hole drill program at their Penasquito silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Mexico’s …


Dia Met, Ekati stake put on block

Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% interest in Ekati, Canada’s first and only diamond mine, are up for sale.The company’s board of directors made the announcement after being advised by two major pr…


LME Warehouse Levels (October 23, 2000)

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 17/00 (change from Oct. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium343825(…



New projects ensure Chile’s top-tier status

Although the pace of development has slowed since the mid-1990s, when several large copper mines entered production, new bulk-minable deposits are helping Chile maintain its position as the world’s la…


Producer and Dealer Prices (October 23, 2000)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,730/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.95-17.75/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.883/lb.Indium: In…


Golden Temple bags Mexican discovery

Vancouver-based Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has acquired a Mexican property covering a new massive sulphide discovery in a region not previously explored for this deposit type.The 3,198-ha Dios Me Ay…


Robex options new property

In a move that places it in a historic Mexican mining region, Robex Resources (RBX-M) has inked a deal to buy the Vianey mine property in Guerrero state, southwest of Mexico City, from LMX Resources (…


Partners expand Bongara

Denver — Drilling by the Australian company Pasminco has encountered significant mineralization in nine of 16 holes at the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru.Bongara is a joint venture between Pas…


Opawica-Barrick deal revised

Once again, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) have revised their agreement on the Valle del Cura and Santa Cruz properties in the Argentine Andes.The new deal sees Barrick take ove…


Breakwater remains profitable

Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) continues to post profits as it carries out an ambitious corporate growth plan.For the first nine months of 2000, Breakwater reported earnings of $15.9 million …


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