Year of the Timid Turtle
The last year of the ’90s was a good time to keep your head in and your eyes shut. Call it the Year of the Timid Turtle. But even as the last few pieces of rubble from 1997 and 1998 fell back on the i…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Argentina’s Veladero highlights foreign exploration plays in ’99
Vancouver — The past year saw the advancement of numerous foreign exploration plays — none more promising than Argentina Gold’s Veladero property in Argentina.Homestake Mining (HM-N) acquired a 60% …
Mining’s legacy built on innovation and accomplishment
Although 1999 was not exactly a great year for mining, it wasn’t the worst either. Somehow it seems a fitting way to end a year, a century and a millennium, signifying, as it does, the uncertainty tha…
Matagami, Buchans camps highlight Canadian exploration
Embattled metal markets and investor apathy made for a drab year of domestic exploration, two exceptions being the Matagami region of Quebec and the Buchans camp of Newfoundland.In Matagami, partners …
No Headline (January 03, 2000)
The last laugh
The Quebec Ministry of Mines used to, and perhaps still does, publish periodical lists of claims that are about to expire. These were closely studied by prospectors. One never knew when some hot prope…
McArthur River, Batu Hijau among bright lights of 1999
Although 1999 put many established miners to the test, the year also saw the startup of several new mines both at home and abroad.Junior Moydow Mines International (MOY-T) and its partners kicked off …
TSE Short Positions (January 03, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at December 15, 1999Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 2,349,339, up 313,941; Alcan Aluminum 1,539,522, up 60,155; Barrick Gold 5,737,538, u…
Funding geoscience education
Mining and exploration companies owe their success, in large measure, to the technical and scientific expertise of geologists, geophysicists and geochemists. These professionals select areas to explor…