BHP tables report to develop more pipes
Vancouver — BHP Diamonds wants to add the Pigeon and Beartooth kimberlite pipes to the existing Ekati diamond mine plan in Canada’s Far North, increasing the projected lifespan of the operation to 18…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Lac des les: the early days
My father and mentor, Walter Baker, was undeniably one of the best prospectors ever to roam Canada. His favourite saying before each long field season was: “Over the next hill is mine.”Although my bro…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 22, 2000)
84.40 (+1.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (May 22, 2000)
53.18 (-1.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (May 22, 2000)
Gold Funds as of May 11, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.95$5.54Price$8.00…
Boliden (May 22, 2000)
Base metals markets showed further encouraging signs of responding to strong fundamentals during the report period May 8-12, with copper, nickel and zinc prices ending the week firmly. However, alumin…
Gold’s value in forensics
A laser beam shot at a gold surface reflects back a signal more than a million times stronger than other metals. This phenomenon, known as Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), is now being used t…
Majors form online market
Fourteen of the world’s leading mining companies have joined forces to form an independent, global Internet-based marketplace for the procurement of materials and supplies.The venture is designed to b…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, May 10-16
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 8628 68.44 64.56 66.94 + 0.82…
Alcan closes Koralu deal
Alcan Aluminum has completed its acquisition of Aluminium of Korea (Koralu).The price tag was US$200 million in cash, with the understanding that Alcan will assume Koralu’s US$95-million debt.Koralu w…
BC rewards safety records
British Columbia Mines Minister Dan Miller recently presented safety awards to 16 mines at the 38th annual Safety Awards Banquet, held in Vancouver during Mining Week.For the second consecutive year, …
Nickel springs back as Inco strike nears
The May 10-16 report ended with a shadow being cast over the nickel market after workers at Inco’s Sudbury workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate.On May 16, union members handed th…