Hope Bay partners evaluate project’s economics
This year’s $16.4-million exploration campaign at the Hope Bay gold project, north of the Arctic Circle, will culminate with an independent scoping study sometime before year-end.Joint-venture partner…
Cambiex Exploration Inc
Partners search for northern gold
Windy Camp, Nunavut — North of the Arctic Circle, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) are faced with the challenge of finding enough near-surface, high-grade ounces to justify advancing …
Discoveries by McWatters, Noranda highlight 2000
The dreary state of metal markets failed to deter several domestic explorers from advancing their projects in 2000. Leading the pack was McWatters Mining, which began the year with a fourfold increase…
Old Economy holds firm as New Economy shakes
Bubbles don’t stay aloft forever, and the giant one propelling the much-ballyhooed New Economy was hit by a mean downdraft over our report period ended April 18. While bargain-hunters jumped in to kee…
Drilling projects expand Hope Bay deposits in Canada’s north
Drilling at two gold projects in the Hope Bay greenstone belt in northwestern Nunavut is confirming previous resource estimates and suggesting possible extensions to known mineralized zones.The drill …
Virginia ventures into uncharted regions of Quebec
The recent discovery by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) of a nickel sulphide deposit in northern Quebec has reaffirmed the company’s position as one of the most active explorers in the province.In the fal…
EXPLORATION ’99 – Quebec’s northern frontier awakens — New discoveries boost potential of Eastmain, La Grande belts
Special to The Northern MinerYears of mapping, sampling and drilling may finally be paying off for juniors determined to make an economic discovery in the underexplored frontier of northern Quebec.Two…
Companies (November 29, 1999)
AMT International MiningAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAnooraq ResourcesBema GoldCancor MinesChannel ResourcesChief Consolidated MiningComaplex MineralsConquistador MinesCorner Bay MineralsCumberland Resource…
INSIDER TRADING — Cambiex execs buy up shares
According to insider trading reports published by the Ontario Securities Commission, three executives of Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) increased their holdings in that company during the summer.Between …
Companies (October 18, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAfrioreAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAntares Mining & ExplorationAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAsia Pacific ResourcesAtna ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldC…
Cambiex acquiring BHP’s Hope Bay properties
Cambior (CBJ-T) subsidiary Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) is acquiring Broken Hill Proprietary’s (BHP-N) Hope Bay gold properties in western Nunavut.Cambiex will pay US$23 million in four stage…
Companies (March 29, 1999)
Adobe VenturesArabian Shield DevelopmentArimex MiningAtna ResourcesAuric ResourcesAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBolidenBroadlands ResourcesCambiex Explora…