Pacific North West focuses on River Valley
Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) has kicked off a second phase of drilling on the River Valley project, 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ont.The property covers most of the northern portion of the River …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Copper Ridge options Howard’s Pass
Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) has acquired an option to purchase the Howard’s Pass zinc-lead deposit, on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border, from Placer Dome (PDG-T) and U.S. Steel. The price …
Sharing our land
Canada’s mining history was in no small way shaped by native Canadians who led European settlers to sites where they mined native copper. They made the first discoveries in the Klondike, and were amon…
PEOPLE (July 24, 2000)
Silver Standard — David Johnston appointed director.SouthernEra — Frank van de Water appointed vp and chief financial officer.
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (July 24, 2000)
DateJuly 18July 17July 14July 13July 12HighLowTSE 30010735.4710844.5010778.8010679.3010572.8510873.486717.51Mines & Minerals3402.563402.513420.903440.353425.034851.753214.4…
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 $1.7 …
Metal Prices (July 24, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ 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…