Falco advances nickel projects
While dry laterite projects in Australia and elsewhere are generating the most news these days, laterite deposits amenable to traditional pyrometallurgical processing techniques are making a comeback …
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Int’l Annax hot on Dairi
Vancouver — In North Sumatra, Indonesia, International Annex Ventures (IAX-V) is busy expanding its Anjing Hitam (“Black Dog”) zinc-lead deposit.The high-grade, sedimentary-exhalative massive sulphid…
News – 25-JUN-01 (June 25, 2001)
Guidelines too little, too late
Up until a year ago, Mary Meeker was the highest-rated technology analyst in America, the “Queen of the Internet,” and Wall Street’s number-one cheerleader for the “new economy.” While the good times …
Ownership discrepancy
We wish to clarify a discrepancy we have noted in several issues of The Northern Miner, most recently in the May 28-June 3 issue.The article about the Fort la Corne joint venture in Saskatchewan say…
Producers miss out on gold price ride
Pushed down by heavy losses in the high-tech sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s 300 index fell 391.91 points over the five trading days ended June 20, to finish at 7,702.87.The yellow metal clawed b…
Internet links east, west
Two web-based companies, Metal Smart and e-metalmarket.com, have joined forces to create an on-line marketplace that will allow major Chinese metal producers to market their products and order raw mat…
Spot Prices Wed. June 20, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.40+$0.60Silver$ 4.40+$0.01Platinum$580.00+$…
Staff Investment Policy (June 25, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (June 25, 2001)
DateJune 19June 18June 15June 14June 13HighLowTSE 3007702.877707.097816.087920.65…
Newmont eyes closure in regulatory vacuum
Denver — Newmont Mining (NEM-N) will close its nearly depleted Minahasa gold operation at a time when Indonesia’s regulatory regime is weakened by the absence of a strong central government.The US$13…
Barrick exercises Tan Range warrants
By way of private placement, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has acquired 740,741 shares of Tan Range Exploration (TNX-V), whose main asset is the Itetemia project in the Lake Victoria gold district of western T…