Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Geomaque on track at Honduran mine

Junior Geomaque Exploration (GEO-T) has financed development of the Vueltas del Rio project in Honduras.The company recently raised $4.6 million in a rights offering consisting of 7.6 million units pr…


Greystar tallies resource

With another 44 holes sunk, Greystar Resources (GSL-T) is recalculating the resource figure for its Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia.The Vancouver-based junior has now drilled 18…


Bulyanhulu plan unveiled

Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has developed a new mine plan for its Bulyanhulu gold project in the Lake Victoria goldfields region of northwestern Tanzania.Over the first 15 years of operations, Bulyanhulu is …


Viceroy ups mine stake

Under a deal with Echo Bay Mines (ECH-T), junior Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) has acquired the remaining 60% of the Paredones Amarillos gold project it did not already own. In return, the junior has relin…


Companies (October 25, 1999)

Aber ResourcesAnglo AmericanAnglogoldApex Silver MinesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAyrex ResourcesBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningCaledonian Pacific MineralsCambiorCerro DoradoColumbia MetalsCyprus Amax Miner…


Barrick aims for record

A powerful combination of rising production, falling costs and premium prices for its gold is setting the stage for Barrick Gold (ABX-T) to record its best year ever in 1999.During the first nine mont…


Tarmoola turnaround bolsters PacMin’s earnings

Underpinning the assets of PacMin Mining (PML) is the improved performance of the Tarmoola open-pit gold mine in Western Australia.The mine has shown improved production, with lower cash costs, in eac…


EuroZinc poised to revive Aljustrel

At first glance, it appears to be a turnaround story in the making. All the ingredients are there — developed deposits, a modern mine and mill, a tailings disposal facility, roads, rail and a deep-wa…


Two new solitudes — Feds and fishes

The Supreme Court of Canada is not an elected body, but perhaps it should be if it is to have the last word on matters of economic and social policy in the country. The idea of throwing judges into th…


CORRECTION (October 25, 1999)

In a column last week about the peril of being kidnapped in Latin America (“Avoiding abduction”), Greystar Resources was incorrectly identified as Greystone. The Northern Miner regrets the error.



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