Junior eyes nickel project
Having acquired five properties on Quebec’s North Shore, Ressources Appalaches (APP-M) plans to drill-test the ground for its nickel-cobalt-copper potential.Three of the properties are 90 km north of …
2000
Weda Bay develops nickel laterite project
Having delineated a sizable nickel-laterite resource on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, junior Weda Bay Minerals (WDA-T) is now studying the feasibility of developing an open-pit nickel-cobalt min…
Corriente focuses on Equadoran properties
Vancouver — Having thinned out its portfolio of Argentine properties and put its Tasna bismuth mine, in Bolivia, up for sale, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) is focusing its exploration efforts on the Co…
Canadian Zinc tackles Prairie Creek
Under the direction of new management, Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) is stepping up its attempts to advance the Prairie Creek project, in the Northwest Territories.The junior company (formerly known as San An…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 20, 2000)
67.75 (-0.90)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (November 20, 2000)
42.89 (-0.04)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
EVENTS (November 20, 2000)
Nov. 22-24 Northwest Territories 28th Annual Geoscience Forum — Organizer: N.W.T. Chamber of Mines, Yellowknife. Contact Jo Ann Tiemessen. Tel: (867) 873-5281. Fax: (867) 920-2145. E-mail: nwtmines@s…
Zaruma tests Luz del Cobre
Newly listed Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T) is carrying out metallurgical work at its Luz del Cobre project, in Mexico, in order to bring an existing feasibility study to the bankable level.Situated in the …
Positive study tabled for Finlayson
The Finlayson zinc project in southeastern Yukon is technically and economically viable, according to a prefeasibility study which assumes that the sulphide concentrates are marketable without any sec…
November mean month for gold mining
The brutal combination of high costs and weak prices has forced several companies to suspend mining and development activities at gold projects that aren’t robust enough to survive an industry downtur…
DRC’s drilling tests resource below pit at Afton
Six months of drilling from the floor of the Afton open pit, 10 km west of Kamloops, B.C., has — predictably enough — delivered a substantial copper and precious metal resource to owner DRC Resource…
Exploration spending declines
Total spending allocated for worldwide exploration of nonferrous metals increased steadily from 1993 to 1997, when it peaked at an estimated US$5.2 billion, according to Halifax, N.S.-based Metals Eco…