Royalty sister buys stake in Cripple Creek
Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) has offered to buy a majority interest in Golden Cycle Gold (GCC-P), minority owner of the Cripple Creek-Victor joint venture, west of Colorado Springs, Colo.Euro intends to …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL — Climate change beyond human control — Exercise in folly
If geological time were divided into a 12-hour clock, humans would show up at midnight. Yet these two-legged creatures are so puffed up with self-importance that groups of them are plotting ways to cu…
BHP drills Bolivian gold target
Partners Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) and Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) have announced a 3,000-metre drill program to expand known mineralization at the Pederson gold project in the Altiplano region of w…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 22, 1999)
77.54 (-2.89)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Yorbeau raises funds for drilling
A private placement has raised $600,000 for Montreal-based Yorbeau Resources (YRB.A-T), which will apply the proceeds to follow-up drilling at its Casa Berardi West gold property in northwestern Quebe…
Cancor hits base metals at Gemini
Drilling by Montreal-based junior Cancor Mines (KCR-M) at its Gemini project in northwestern Quebec has intersected more base metal mineralization.Using a 100-by-100-metre pattern, crews drilled five …
Philex posts more losses
Last year was a bitter one for Philex Gold (PGI-T), as both earnings and revenues plummeted.The Toronto-based company lost US$68.2 million on revenue of US$21.1 million, compared with a loss of US$11….
SPOT PRICES (March 22, 1999)
March 17, 1999, Courtesy of ScotiabankPrecious MetalsPrice (US)ChangeGold$283.90- $7.60Silv…
Stillwater secures funding
Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) has raised US$175 million to finance an expansion of its namesake platinum-palladium operation in southwestern Montana.The funding consists of a US$125-million term loan and …
TSE INDICES (March 22, 1999)
1999–DateMar. 16Mar. 15Mar. 12Mar. 11Mar. 10HighLow…
Careers (March 22, 1999)
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY and MIRARCOLaurentian University is located in Sudbury, at the heart of Ontario’s hard-rock mining industry. Laurentian is undertaking a major initiative to build on and strength…
OVERSEAS QUOTES (March 22, 1999)
Close: Tuesday March 16, 1999SOUTH AFRICA (SA Rand)VolumeCloseAnglovaal Mg290,00024.40Avgol…