Producer and Dealer Prices (October 15, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,400/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$8.00-9.40/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.64/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
River issues more rights
A deal between River Gold Mines (RIV-T) and certain noteholders extends the maturity date for half of the company’s 9% promissory notes until Oct. 8, 2003.The noteholders, representing $1 million wort…
Altius cuts gold at Moosehead
A hole drilled at the Moosehead property in central Newfoundland has returned high-grade gold values for partners Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Sudbury Contact Mines (SUD-T).Hole 13 intersected 17.1 met…
Majescor aims drills at Wemindji
Vancouver — A series of financings has paved the way for Majescor Resources (MAJ-V) to ramp up exploration at two promising diamond properties in northern Quebec.The non-brokered private placements t…
Starfield hits high grades at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — Starfield Resources (SRU-V) cut a narrow, high-grade platinum and palladium horizon on the West zone of the Ferguson Lake deposit, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut. (The deposit also contains…
Anooraq granted renewal on Platreef
Vancouver — Armed with a $3.2-million financing, Hunter Dickinson-led Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has been granted a 5-year exploration renewal on its Platreef platinum group metals (PGM) properties in…
Metal Prices (October 15, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 5Oct. 4Oct. 3…
Annax probes Pondok Gambir prospect
Vancouver — Mapping and test-pitting by International Annax Ventures (IAX-V) have uncovered two massive sulphide prospects on the Dairi zinc-lead-silver property in North Sumatra, Indonesia.The two p…
New vein at Tulawaka
Drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) at the Tulawaka property in northwestern Tanzania indicates that mineralized intersections encountered previously may have been part of a new vein structure.Three rece…
Saskatchewan checks old mines
The Saskatchewan government has issued an interim report on the health and environmental risks of abandoned mines in the province’s northern region.The Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management…
Exchange Rates (October 15, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 5Oct. 4Oct. 3U…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, OCT. 3-OCT. 9
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1676832.9029.8231.61-0.34…