PCS wins safety award
The New Brunswick division of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan had the lowest frequency and severity of accidents at a mine site in 2000, and was duly honoured for its achievement at the 31st annual safet…
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Northern Miner Indices (May 14, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Exchange Rates (May 14, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMay 8May 7May 4May 3May 2US$ in C$1.54441.54031.53491.5329…
Staff Investment Policy (May 14, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Barrick posts record cash flow
The weak gold market and fears of recession in the industrial world may be working on the minds of many gold producers, but Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has kept smiling through the hard times — if you can c…
Africa’s rich copper belt lures majors
Africa’s copper belt has been in decline for decades, but that could change now that deep-pocketed majors have inked deals to increase their exposure to one of the world’s richest mineral districts.Ph…
PEOPLE (May 14, 2001)
Boulder — John Magee appointed director.IOC — Terry Bowles appointed president and CEO.Patrician — Rocco Guarnaccia appointed director.Perlite Canada — Jacques L…
Spot Prices Wed. MAY 9, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$265.20+$0.20Silver$ 4.32-$0.07Platinum$604.00+$…
TSE Short Positions (May 14, 2001)
Short positions outstanding at April 30, 2001Larger individual positions include:Alcan Inc. 1,106,907 up 358,359; Algoma Steel Inc. 248,500 up 246,500; Anderson Exploration Ltd. 4,374,970…
Corriente drills deeper
Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has tabled encouraging drill results from a 7,500-metre program at the Mirador copper prospect in southeastern Ecuador.The first batch of 13 holes yielded five intersection…
Lower Metal Prices causes Grupo Mexico to post loss
Despite an aggressive cost-cutting campaign, Grupo Mexico registered a loss of US$48.8 million on revenue of US$773.2 million in the three months ended March 31.Lower metal prices and higher energy co…
NAME CHANGES (May 14, 2001)
Fairmile Bold (fla-v) has changed its name to Fairmile Goldtech (fla-v) on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis.Strathmore Resources (smr-v) has changed its name to Strathmore Minerals…