Nora settles with Hartor
A dispute between Montreal-based Nora Exploration (NXI-M) and Hartor Investments has been settled out of court.Hartor was suing Nora to force the company to repay two outstanding loans totalling $1.7 …
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Metal Prices (July 24, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 18July 17July 14July 13…
Partners extend new zone at Libiri gold deposit
Drilling near the Libiri gold deposit in Niger has returned more high grades for partners Etruscan Resources (eet-t) and Semafo (SMF-T).Recent efforts are focused on a new lens discovered earlier this…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (July 24, 2000)
70.16 (-0.05)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Duck Pond drilling looks like money well spent
A year of drilling has done a lot to advance the Duck Pond base metal deposits, 15 km south of here, from mineral deposits to potential mines.Joint-venture partners Thundermin Resources (THR-T) and Qu…
McWatters raises $27m for Quebec mines
Val d’Or, Que.-based McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has begun to recover financially following the completion of two separate deals that provide the gold miner with $27 million in long-term financing.The fi…
Clean labs for a dirty business
It seems the mining industry rarely makes the daily papers unless something gives it a black eye. Witness the coverage “conflict diamonds” has been receiving in the mainstream press, and the political…
Info sought on Wm Wood
Can you help me find some details about my uncle, William Wood. He was born in 1883 in Cinderford, England, and, sometime in the 1920s, emigrated to Canada and worked in the mines. He was killed in a …
News – 17-JUL-00 (July 17, 2000)
I am seeking information on Edward Michael Doyle (Pat to his friends). He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers from Kirkland Lake in 1940 and returned after the war. Mr. Doyle was a gold miner, an…
Red metal shows record growth
The U.S. copper industry enjoyed its fourth consecutive year of record consumption in 1999. Copper consumption in the first 10 months of 1999 was 3.4% higher than in 1998.In Canada, consumption betwee…
Labrador Inuit sign deal
The Labrador Inuit Association (LIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Newfoundland government aimed at prohibiting mining and mineral processing in the proposed Torngat Mountain…
SEG opens HQ near Denver
The Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) has opened the doors at its new headquarters in Littleton, Colo., a suburb of Denver.The building was the result of several anonymous donations totalling more …