Partners extend hinge at Hope Bay
Drilling by equal partners Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) and Miramar Mining (MAE-T) at their Hope Bay gold project in northwestern Nunavut has doubled to 300 metres the strike length of the Hinge zone, …
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Joe Mann mine pours gold again
Campbell Resources (CH-T) expects to have milling rates back to capacity at its Joe Mann gold mine this month, following a long development period.The mine, just south of Chibougamau, Que., was shut d…
Rio Narcea still in red
Low gold prices have taken their toll on Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T), which posted a loss of US$2.1 million last year on revenue of US$31.7 million from its mining operations in northern Spain.In th…
Low prices hit Echo Bay
Despite an increase in gold and silver production and a decrease in operating costs, Echo Bay Mines (ECO-X) was unable to triumph over low gold prices in the first quarter.Compared with the correspond…
Expatriate acts alone at Kudz Ze Kayah
With a potential partner now out of the picture, Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) intends to act unilaterally when it acquires mineral assets held by Cominco (CLT-T) in the Finlayson Lake district of sout…
Virtual mining
The Kemi chromium mine in Finland is the first Intelligent Mine insofar as it is charting the course toward a system in which routine operations are automated and unmanned, machines are remote-operat…
Wayside results set downbeat tone for CDNX
The report period ended May 9 marked a 148.34-point decline as the Canadian Venture Exchange index fell through the 3,500 level to close down 4.1% at 3,449.78. The mining index shed 100.85 points, or …
Tres-Or on PGE bandwagon
An option agreement will enable Tres-Or Resources (TRS-V) to explore for platinum group elements (PGE) near Timmins, Ont.Provided regulators approve the deal, the junior can earn a 100% interest in 19…
EXCHANGE RATES (May 15, 2000)
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Blast from the past
Back around 1955, I met up with three Irish prospectors from Noranda in northwestern Quebec. Joe, the vice-president (“in charge of vice,” he’d often say), ran an exploration outfit with the assistanc…
Northern Miner Indices (May 15, 2000)
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