Drilling confirms grade at Howards Pass
Results from eight diamond drill holes on the Howards Pass zinc-lead project in the Yukon confirm the potential for mineralization minable by open-pit methods.The drilling was carried out as part of a…
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Conferences celebrate 250 years of nickel
A 5-day conference in Duesseldorf, Germany, will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the discovery of nickel.The event, scheduled for May 6-11, 2001, is designed to celebrate the anniversary of Axel …
HudBay explores BC find
Junior Eureka Resources (EUK-V) is awaiting the results of drilling carried out by Anglo American (AAUK-Q) affiliate Hudson Bay Exploration & Development on the Lottie Lake prospect in central British…
Ross Toms
Ross Toms, a prospector who discovered several major iron ore deposits in the Ungava district of northern Quebec, has died. He was 91.Toms was born in La Scie, Nfld., in 1910, and at the age 16, left …
Northern Miner Indices (November 20, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Pioneer busy at Riou Lake
Exploration work at the Riou Lake uranium project, operated by Pioneer Metals (PSM-T), has uncovered little mineralization. However, the company remains optimistic that its technical successes are nar…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 20, 2000)
DateNov. 14Nov. 13Nov. 10Nov. 9Nov. 8HighLowTSE 3009265.299115.05…
Metal Prices (November 20, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 14Nov. 13Nov. 10Nov. 9Nov. 8Aluminium1469/1487…
Quaterra stakes ground
A program being planned by Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) will test newly staked ground covering the Big Bar volcanogenic massive sulphide prospect, 110 miles northeast of Nome, on Alaska’s Seward Peninsu…
VMS find spurs activity near Merritt
Vancouver — The discovery of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralization along the busy Coquihalla Highway near Merritt, B.C., has sparked a staking rush in the province’s Okanagan region.”It …
Drilling resumes at Tambo Grande
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has resumed drilling of the B-5 massive sulphide body at its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru.The program will determine the extent of a high-grade copper zone discover…
Marsfontein still producing
The Land Claims Court of South Africa has dimissed an application to halt activities at the Marsfontein diamond mine, reports SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T).The Ga-Magashula Community Trust had filed f…