TVX-Normandy JV gets thumbs-up
TVX Gold (TVX-T) and Normandy Mining (NDY-T) have formed a joint venture to explore for gold in the Americas.The partnership, announced in April (T.N.M., May 3/99), sees the creation of TVX Normandy A…
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Newmont Mining follows Yamana Resources to Paraguay
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has signed an agreement with Yamana Resources (YRI-T) to begin exploring for gold in Paraguay.The major will spend US$5 million over six years to earn a 70% interest in the Para…
THE NORTHERN MINER — Small Producers Index (June 28, 1999)
63.69 (+3.36)
GOLD FUNDS (June 28, 1999)
Gold Funds as of June 17, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$12.795.33Price$8.85$5.2…
THE NORTHERN MINER — North American Mining Index (June 28, 1999)
92.37 (-1.50)
Cominco banks on success of Red Dog
As the latest operating figures show, the Red Dog zinc-lead-silver mine in northwestern Alaska continues to add considerable value to Cominco’s (CLT-T) bottom line.Between the recent first quarter and…
BASE METALS — Boliden shows off revamped Myra Falls
The Myra Falls zinc-copper mine is back on track following a 3-month shutdown that allowed for a US$10-million rehabilitation program.Situated in mountainous Strathcona Provincial Park, the mine is ne…
BASE METALS — Nickel industry reaches evolutionary milestone
Special to The Northern MinerThe nickel industry reached an evolutionary milestone recently when the Cawse mine in Western Australia became the first of a new generation of low-cost laterite deposits …
BASE METALS — NAME CHANGE
Trojan Ventures (TJV-V) has changed its name to Alcanta International (AOE-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
BASE METALS — Niobium projects jostle for potential market share — Teck, Cambior study expansion of Niobec mine in northwestern Quebec
Three developments in the niche niobium-mining industry could significantly boost world supplies of the metal in coming years.In Canada, equal partners Teck (TEK-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T) are preparing a…
Can the smaller gold producers survive?
The following is the first of a 2-part overview of how junior and mid-tier gold mining companies are coping in today’s low-price environment.Not since the gold bubble of the early 1980s has the London…
Winspear unveils Snap Lake results
The NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke can no longer be said to have the richest per-carat values ever reported in the Northwest Territories. Results from the first half of a 6,000-tonne surface bulk sample…