Canadian Royalties boosts prospects at Phoenix
Vancouver — The latest drill results tabled by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) show that “Raglan-type” nickel-copper-co…
2001
Canplats eyes palladium in Ontario
Vancouver — Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) has launched a 1,500-metre drill program over three of its nickel-copper-pl…
AfriOre scores profitable first half
Junior-explorer-turned-coal-miner AfriOre (AFO-V) is reporting a small first-half profit thanks to a good operating…
Wolfden, Jonpol find PGMs at Nickleby Lake
Drilling at the Nickleby Lake prospect west of Thunder Bay, Ont., has returned encouraging platinum and palladium v…
Partners eye 512 zone
Vancouver — The first two holes of a planned 2,000-metre drill program by diversified miners Teck-Cominco (TEK-T)…
Twin pulls kimberlite at Cargo pipe
A drill hole at Twin Mining’s (TWG-T) Jackson Inlet diamond prospect on Baffin Island has cut a 148-metre section o…
Trading Summary (October 15, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange opened lower and stayed there on Monday, finishing 75.40 points behind its Friday close…
Staff Investment Policy (October 15, 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…
Better life starts with industry Progress and protest
Children have been known to ask, “If there’s a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day, why isn’t there a Child’s Day?”The stock answer (revealed to new parents, we suppose, in pre-natal classes, between sess…
Baraga anomaly a dud
Two scout holes drilled at the Baraga magnetic anomaly near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, have come up dry for North Atlantic Nickel (YNN-V).The company was testing the anomaly as a possible reflection o…
Prices struggle under consumer apathy
Uncertainty over the global economic outlook continued to dampen consumer buying interest during the report period Oct. 1-5, resulting in another dull week for base metals markets. Prices continued to…
Shore sizes up Star kimberlite (October 15, 2001)
Junior Shore Gold (SGF-V) has recovered more stones from its Star kimberlite project, 60 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.A total of 63 macrodiamonds and 166 microdiamonds (here defined as being less th…