REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (February 14, 2000)
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Stillwater posts record earnings
Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) has posted record earnings on the strength of higher commodity prices and a late surge in productivity at its namesake platinum-palladium mine in southwestern Montana.For the…
Bolivar Goldfields places Tomi mine on auction block
Bolivar Goldfields (BVG-T) is selling its Tomi gold mine in Venezuela in preparation for jumping on to the e-commerce bandwagon.The Toronto-based company has retained Endeavor Financial Corp. to assis…
Pascua adds 22% to Barrick’s reserves
Eschewing grassroots exploration in favour of a tightly focused district development program, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) plans to spend US$90 million this year to increase reserves near its existing mines a…
Variety adds spice to Teck
While analysts tend to prefer so-called “pure” metal plays, Teck’s (TEK-T) emphasis on product diversification has smoothed out much of the impact that cyclical price swings have on single commodity p…
PEOPLE (February 14, 2000)
Masuparia — Michael Magrum appointed director and vp.Tahera — Howard Miller appointed president and CEO.SouthernEra — Steven Banning appointed president and CEO.Gammon Lake…
Cambior rebuffs Aur offer
The directors of Cambior (CBJ-T) are advising shareholders to reject Aur Resources’ (AUR-T) hostile takeover offer, at least for the moment.Aur is offering one share for every 1.1 Cambior share (T.N.M…
Cortez, Granny Smith bolster Placer Dome
The Cortez mine in Lander Cty., Nev., retained its status as the lowest-cost gold producer in North America during 1999, contributing to a year of record production for 60%-owner Placer Dome (PDG-T).T…
Rebirth of the Emerald mine
I well recall those early days in the office of Canadian Exploration and Placer Development in Vancouver. Les Batten, Jerry Christie and I occupied a single small office adjacent to the large rooms of…
Ray of hope for Diavik project
The management of Diavik Diamond Mines is meeting with local native leaders and representatives of the federal government in Yellowknife, N.W.T., in an attempt to resolve the environmental impasse tha…
Halting the Newfoundland giveaway
In a recent interview for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Northern Miner Editor Vivian Danielson expressed an opinion concerning development of the Voisey’s Bay property by Inco.I have no argument…
Drilling to begin at Whitefish Lake and Kap properties
Rory Moore, president of Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V), is hoping the sparkle of newly discovered diamonds will once again light up his career.The South African geochemist came to North American prominenc…