Sweden’s Storliden makes the grade
Skelleftea, Sweden — Storliden, the first new mine in Sweden in more than a decade, has begun commercial production of copper and zinc on time and under budget.Situated 140 km northwest of the city o…
Lundin Mining Corporation
Storliden mine approaches startup
A few months later than expected, the ramp at the Storliden copper-zinc project in northbern Sweden has reached its destination, stretching 960 metres to provide access to the 1.8-million-tonne deposi…
Storliden enters final stretch
With its decline more than half-finished, the Storliden project is taking shape as Sweden’s newest copper-zinc mine.Situated in the Skelleftea district, the project is owned by Swedish-based North Atl…
Partners shake on finance
Partners Boliden (BOL-T) and Swedish-listed North Atlantic Natural Resources, in which Boliden and South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) each own 38%, have agreed to a financing structure to bring the Stor…
South Atlantic sells Coromandel
Vancouver-based South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) has sold its Coromandel diamond project to Black Swan Resources (BSW-T) for US$1.4 million, payable over four years.Black Swan has other alluvial diamo…
CDNX continues slide into bear territory
WESTERN MARKETVancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted losses on all fronts during the report period ended March 20. The composite index of the Canadian Venture Exchange dropped 63.66 points, or 2…
Finnish precious metal projects lure explorers
Given the interest in exploration for platinum group metals (PGMs) in northern Ontario and its long history of gold production, it is surprising that more explorers are not targeting projects in Finla…
CDNX continues upswing (March 12, 2001)
Vancouver — The mining index took centre stage on Canada’s junior exchange during the report period ended March 6 as it broke through the 6,000 mark. The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) composite in…
Storliden deposit green-lighted
Swedish-listed North Atlantic Natural Resources, in which Boliden (BOL-T) and South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) each own a 38% equity stake, has resolved a dispute pertaining to the environmenta…
Boliden seeks partners at Lomas Bayas, Myra Falls
Higher production and improved copper and zinc prices helped Boliden (BOL-T) to an operating profit in the three months ended Sept. 30, but further writedowns on the balance sheet — including a US$19…
Norrliden returns high-grade zinc
North Atlantic Natural Resources, the Swedish subsidiary of South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V), has intersected higher-than-expected grades at the Norrliden copper-zinc deposit in northern Sweden.Highli…
Companies (October 18, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAfrioreAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAntares Mining & ExplorationAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAsia Pacific ResourcesAtna ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldC…