1999

Echo Bay to reopen Lupin mine

The Lupin gold mine in Nunavut will be reopened following a shutdown that lasted nearly two years.Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) will sink US$12 million into the mine over the next five months, mostly on staf…


50 YEARS AGO/November 1949

This is the first in a series that marks notable events and developments in Canada’s mining past as reported by The Northern Miner 50 years ago.United Keno Hill surmounts Yukon obstacles…








Gold Fields eyes St. Helena mine

Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) plans to acquire all the outstanding shares of Johannesburg-listed St. Helena Gold Mines it does not already own.The South African-based company hopes to acquire the shares (equiv…




Ecuadorian defers payment

Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has allowed Arizona-based junior Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) to defer the first year’s property payment at the Beroen gold-sliver project in Ecuador until completion of a bankable fe…


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