Bear Creek eyes Estrella
Vancouver — Newly minted Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V) has launched a 1,000 metre drill program over the Estrella gold…
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Trading Summary (May 20, 2003)
The Toronto market crawled back from an initial drop on Tuesday, with the TSX Composite index finishing at 6,732.11…
Northern Empire Stornoway set merger
Vancouver – Earlier this month, BHP Billiton (BHP-N) picked up a 20% stake in the Aviat diamond project in Nunavut…
NAP coasts on stronger loony
The weaker U.S. dollar has enabled North American Palladium (PDL-T) to overcome substantial increases in operating…
Peruvian regulator returns preliminary review of Tambogrande
The Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (Inrena), the Peruvian government agency charged with advising the gov…
Eldorado revises production estimates at Sao Bento
Vancouver — The strengthening Brazilian currency combined with Eldorado Gold’s (ELD-T) capital expansion plan has…
Glamis moves El Sauzal forward
Last year’s merger with Francisco Gold delivered two major gold projects that will play a key role in the future of Glamis Gold (GLG-T) as it turns its attention to a new generation of low-cost mines …
Technical sessions dominate CIM convention
Montreal, Que. — The technical sessions at the recent convention of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum began with a 2-day symposium on the country’s iron ore industry, which h…
Editorial Cartoon (May 19, 2003)
Consolidation affects exploration
You don’t need hyperspectral imaging or the latest in magnetotellurics to figure out that the impact of consolidation on exploration has been substantial. The last half-decade has been one of the hars…
The Northern Miner Indices (May 19, 2003)
North American Mining: 66.70 (-0.10)Small Producers: 64.03 (+0.76)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Newmont predicts brighter future for gold
A year after it became the world’s largest gold miner as a result of merging with Normandy Mining and Franco-Nevada Mining, Newmont Mining (NEM-T) remains as bullish as ever about the yellow metal.Spe…