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NAME CHANGES (September 17, 2001)

Timpete Mining (TPM-V) has changed its name to Entree Resources (ENS-V) on a 4-new-for-1-old-share basis.Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NM…


Glamis finds legal challenges in Honduras

Denver — The San Martin gold mine owned and operated by Glamis Gold (GLG-N) is a technical success, about to reach its expanded annual production rate of more than 110,000 oz. gold. It was built to h…


Taxing times

Canada’s mining industry is under siege again, this time by the federal government, which decided last year that mining and other resource sectors will not be eligible for a reduction in the basic fed…



Cukurdere expanded (September 17, 2001)

A program of reverse-circulation, stepout drilling by partners Anatolia Minerals Development (YMC.U-V) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) continues to expand, to the north and east, an area of gold mineralization …


VMS prospects in Elu belt

Following the acquisition of the Elu property in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut, Sherwood Petroleum (SWD-V) has discovered a number of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) showings during its i…


Falco options South Voisey’s Bay

Donner Minerals (DML-V) and Falconbridge (FL-T) have struck a deal over the South Voisey’s Bay nickel project in Labrador.The nickel major can earn a half-interest in a 624.5-sq.-km package of claims …


Nunavut open for business (September 17, 2001)

In two short years since the creation of Nunavut in April 1999, our government has begun to make significant changes in the way business is conducted in the territory.Transforming Nunavut’s unrivalled…


Northern Miner Indices (September 17, 2001)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…


Cyandide code being developed

A cyanide management code is being developed for the gold mining industry under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council on Metals and the Environm…



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