Northern Miner Indices (September 02, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T23.2%CamecoCCO-T3.2%FalconbridgeFL-T5.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.2%IncoN-T9.2%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.8%Newmont MiningNE…
2002
Casa Berardi drilling hits sulphide breccia
Drilling by Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) at the Casa Berardi property in northwestern Quebec has intersected a zone of gold mineralization in semi-massive sulphide material east of the property’s West mine, …
Reno hosts geostats course
The advanced use of geostatistics in the evaluation of ore reserves will be taught in a 5-day course in Reno, Nev.The event, which runs from Sept. 23-37, is expected to address several topics, includi…
Silver Standard cuts more silver at San Marcial (September 02, 2002)
Vancouver — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has intersected significant silver mineralization during an 8-hole drill program at its San Marcial silver property, 90 km east of Mazatlan, Mexico.The r…
Pele finds small stones (September 02, 2002)
Pele Mountain Resources (YPN-V) has uncovered more than 20 volcanic units in a 9-sq.-km area of the Festival property, near Wawa, Ont.The intermittently outcropping units reach widths of up to 100 met…
Int’l Minerals picks up Peruvian property
International Minerals (IMZ-T) has signed an option deal to take on a property in southern Peru.The property, Pallancata, is 240 km southeast of Ayacucho in an area of Tertiary-aged volcanic rocks. Th…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 02, 2002)
74.10 (+3.88)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Hospital to be almost germ-free
The City of Hope National Medical Center in Los Angeles is building a hospital with the largest capacity for bone marrow transplantation in the U.S. and will use silver in its ductwork to keep the fac…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 02, 2002)
75.15 (+3.8)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Tiomin eyes $3m for Kwale
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has inked a deal paving the way for Harris Partners to use their best efforts to raise up to $3 million via a private placement of up to 15 million units.Each unit, comprising…
Explosive firms merge
Dyno Nobel of Oslo, Norway, will acquire the explosives division of Ensign-Bickford Co., a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Ensign-Bickford Industries.Under the deal, Ensign-Bickford will surrender mos…
Muskox drills in Nunavut
Hoping to cut more sulphides enriched in platinum and palladium, Muskox Minerals (MSK-V) is drilling a large geophysical anomaly along the northern boundary of the Muskox intrusion in Nunavut.The Musk…