MEETINGS (January 24, 2000)
Jan 26 Montello — annual, generalJan 27 Excellon — annual, generalJan 27 Int’l Skyline — annual, generalJan 28 Mount Hope — annual, specialJan 28 Ni…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EVENTS (January 24, 2000)
Jan. 30-Feb. 2 American Zinc Association — “Int’l Zinc Conference.” Marriott’s Camelback Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact Cricket Forster. Tel: (202) 835 0164. Web site: http://www.zinc.orgFeb…
Eastmain, Soquem drill Clearwater
Quebec-government-owned Soquem and its partner, Eastmain Resources (ER-T), are gearing up for another round of drilling at their Clearwater gold property in northwestern Quebec.The campaign is part of…
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Ashton Mining launches winter exploration work
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) is gearing up for ground geophysical work at the Star, Roundrock and Cross properties in the Far North.The company, which holds varying interests in some 2,200 sq. km o…
Altoro buoyed by drill results in NE Brazil
The first five holes of an 18-hole drill program at the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in northeastern Brazil have returned encouraging values for Altoro Gold (ATG-V).Four of the holes were d…
French dictionary targets engineers
Montreal’s cole Polytechnique and the Beauchemin Group have jointly published a French- language engineering and geology dictionary.Written by Mohamed Bouna-Aly, the Dictionnaire du gnie et des scie…
Earth older than thought
Core samples originally taken for gold mine exploration may change the scientifically accepted date of the Earth’s formation.Iron-rich rock formations dating to 2.3 billion years ago suggest that the …
Freeport lowest-cost copper producer
In the fourth quarter of 1999, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) held on to its position as the world’s lowest-cost producer of the red metal.At the company’s chief operating asset — the Grasber…
Bulls run in metals markets
Metals markets are looking increasingly bullish: copper and aluminum have both achieved new highs in the current cycle; nickel and zinc are trading at just below their recent highs; and even gold has …
Goldcorp boosts reserves
Underground delineation drilling by Goldcorp (G-T) has resulted in a 17% increase in reserves at the Red Lake mine in northwestern Ontario.Reserves in the High Grade zone now stand at 1.5 million tonn…
Manatial Espejo yields more bonanza silver
Drilling at the Manantial Espejo project in southern Argentina has intersected bonanza silver grades for partners Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) and Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T).Silver Standard can ea…