Northern Star Mining on target in Abitibi
Val d’Or, Que. —
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Minmetals deal unfairly funded
This is the second of two parts taken from a paper titled China Minmetals and Noranda: A Backdoor Nationalization Process of Canada’s Natural Resources? Part one was published in the Dec. 10-16 issue of The Northern Miner. The paper was written an…
‘Tis the season for volume trading
The report period Dec. 8-14 saw the price of gold fall US$14.70 to close at US$437.10 per oz. in the afternoon in London. The gold index managed to hold its own and fell a mere 0.19 of a point to close at 209.11, and the diversified metals and min…
Precious metals drop, juniors twitch
A significant decline in precious metal prices over the week took the wind out of the junior resource market. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index closed at 1,721.79 for the week Dec. 8-14, up slightly from previous week’s close of 1,712.19, but no…
Gold pour at El Sauzal
Richmont takes reins at Island Gold
Vancouver — A positive resource estimate has induced
Placer Dome sees higher costs in 2005 (December 20, 2004)
Vancouver —
CEO exits as OntZinc prices offering
The equity offering to finance
End of an era in BC
Nov. 30 was the last day to stake a mining claim in British Columbia. After January 2005, all mining properties will be acquired online via the Internet.
Jeanette Lourim
Jeanette Lourim, principal of Toronto-based geological consulting firm Jeanette Lourim & Associates, has died as a result of complications from a long-term illness. She was 62.
Messina cuts high grade at Boomerang in Newfoundland
Vancouver —
Miner shows ‘immaturity’
You have compromised your integrity and values following the irrational rant regarding the China conference in Beijing in mid-November (T.N.M., Dec. 3-9/04).