GOLD FUNDS (January 17, 2000)
Gold Funds as of Jan. 6, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.75$5.54Price$8.40…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Drilling confirms Laronde’s potential
Underground drilling by Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) at its Laronde gold mine in northwestern Quebec continues to confirm the deposit’s rich potential at depth.In October 1999, the company reported that…
Voisey’s Bay between rock and a hard place
Trapped between a rock and a hard place about sums up the fate of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador. Hopes that the moribund project might move forward this year were dashed wh…
New vaccine depends on gold
Every year, severe diarrhea caused by rotaviruses kill an estimated 870,000 children worldwide, but vaccines delivered by tiny gold particles could help combat this intestinal disease and save lives.T…
Arizona birthplace of SX-EW process
I thought your summary of mining advancements over the centuries, in the Jan. 3 issue, was excellent. However, I would like to point out an error.You state that solvent extraction-electrowinning of co…
Canadian Venture Exchange grabs bull by horns
The Canadian Venture Exchange soared 134.98 points, or 5.4%, to close the week ended Jan. 11 at 2,479.98.Birch Mountain Resources was the leader, posting a gain of 30 and closing at $2.95. The Calgar…
Ontario pledges millions for reclamation
The Ontario government will spend $500,000 this year, and millions in the next three, to address safety concerns at abandoned mine sites across the province.Over four years, the government will spend …
Altoro Gold tables trench results from Brazil
Altoro Gold (ATG-V) is awaiting results from a 1,200-metre drill program on its Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in northeastern Brazil.The shallow, 18-hole program tested the Esbarro zone with…
Queenston cuts gold at Pandora
Drilling at Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) wholly owned Pandora gold property, east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has uncovered a new gold occurrence at depth.When the program began, in late 1999, privately hel…
Goldcorp, union reps at odds
Talks between Goldcorp (G-T) and union officials from the United Steel Workers of America, who represent workers at the Red Lake mine in northern Ontario, have broken down again. The latest sticking p…
Altius seeks joint venture at Butler’s Pond project
Junior Altius Minerals (ALS-V) is seeking a joint-venture partner at its recently acquired Butler’s Pond property in eastern Newfoundland.Butler’s Pond comprises 25 sq. km on the southern lobe of a Pr…
Drilling resumes at Silvertip
Partners Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) and Imperial Metals (IMP-T) have launched a 3,500-metre program of underground exploration drilling at the Silvertip zinc-lead-silver project in northwestern British Col…