Gold Funds (June 19, 2000)
Gold Funds as of June 8, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.11$5.62Price$7.50…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
McGill professor wins Derry award
Anthony Williams-Jones, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at McGill University, has won the Duncan R. Derry Medal for outstanding contribution by an economic geologist.The award is presented…
Spot Prices Wed. June 7, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$286.05-$0.90Silver$ 5.00-$0.05…
Nuinsco to buy Bucko Lake
Following a 13-hole drill program, Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) has decided to enter into an option to buy Falconbridge’s (FL-T) Bucko Lake property in the Thompson nickel belt, 100 km south of Thompson,…
The need for innovation
It is marvelous to witness the growth and spread of technology, though we must be wary of the tendency to over-invest in some sectors while neglecting others.Consider mining. The industry has invested…
Franco-Nevada, Gold Fields to merge
Toronto-based royalty company Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Johannesburg-based mining house Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) have announced plans to merge, thereby creating one of the world’s largest gold minin…
Junior uranium explorer picked as speculative buy
Dale Hoffman’s JNR Resources (JNN-V) was recommended as a speculative buy at 20 by Wolverton Securities analyst Tracy Hurley, based on the recent discovery of unconformity-type uranium mineralization…
Noranda cuts new zones in Matagami camp
Only two months since announcing its discovery, Noranda (NOR-T) has attached a resource to the Perseverance zinc-copper zone near its Matagami concentrator in northwestern Quebec.Inferred resources ar…
International Wayside still in the doghouse
The Canadian Venture Exchange index tacked on 54.01 points, or 1.6%, to close the report period ended June 13 at 3,464.6. All indices posted minor gains, included the mining index, which was up 93.28 …
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Metallica Resources (MR-T) has drawn up a simplified mine/mill plan for its 50%-owned Cerro San Pedro gold-silver project in central Mexico.The simplification entails eliminating the crushing circuit …
Law change eases claim backlog
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles has signed a bill that will amend the Alaska State Mining Law to ease the backlog of unprocessed claims.Under Bill 175, which takes effect in late August, claims can be pr…
Kassandra division upheld
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed opposing appeals brought forth by a group of investors known as the Alpha Group and TVX Gold (TVX-T) in relation to their advanced Kassandra property in G…