Global Markets conference postponed
“Global Emerging Markets: London 1999”, an investment conference slated for mid-September of this year in London, England, has been postponed until Sept. 18 and 19, 2000.The organizers of the event, I…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
SPOT PRICES, Wed. July 21, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$252.90-$2.70Silver$ 5.03-$0.09…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Xemac acquires copper property in Mexico
Val d’Or, Que.-based Xemac Resources (XEM-M) has purchased the La Turquesa copper porphyry concession in Baja California, Mexico.The company bought the remaining two-thirds interest from Mexican partn…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Vengold ought to reassess its priorities
Thank you for your recent coverage of Vengold’s annual meeting for shareholders, held in Vancouver, Canada. We appreciate your focus upon minority shareholder rights.There are a few minor clarificatio…
Tenke follows trailblazing sibling into South America
Tenke Mining (TNK-T), presided over by Lukas Ludin, is making inroads into South America following the success there of sister company Argentina Gold.In April, Argentina Gold, another Ludin-led compan…
GOLD FUNDS (July 26, 1999)
Gold Funds as of July 21, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$12.805.35Price$9.00$5.1…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Abcourt completes study of deposits
Abcourt Mines (ABI-M) has wrapped up a prefeasibility study of the Abcourt-Barvue and Vendome base metal properties northeast of Val d’Or, Que.The study is based on a 2-phase plan consisting of open-p…
Teck takes over Minco’s White Silver Mtn.
The exercise by Teck (TEK-T) of 125,000 warrants of Minco Mining and Metals (MMM-T) will enable it to become operator of the White Silver Mountain base metal project in Gansu province, China.Minco is …
Annual contest turns Greenlanders into rockhounds
The onset of summer in Greenland brings with it ujarassiorita, a state-sponsored competition in which residents are encouraged to send rocks to the government to be tested for minerals.Ujarassiorita, …
Companies (July 26, 1999)
Abcourt MinesAber ResourcesAsarcoBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningBroken Hill Pty.CambiorCamecoCampbell ResourcesCanabrava DiamondComincoCumberland ResourcesCyprus AmaxDe Beers Cons. MinesEldorado GoldEur…
Drilling returns more gold for Maracote
Assay results from two holes drilled at the Halley gold property in south-central Peru have proven encouraging for Maracote International Resources (MCE-V).The ongoing drill program is testing a 600-b…
Asarco, Cyprus announce merger
The boards of Asarco (AR-N) and Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) have unanimously approved a merger proposal that would create the world’s largest publicly traded copper company and second-largest copper …