Metal Prices (March 19, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8March 7Aluminium1505/…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 19, 2001)
DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8March 7HighLowTSE 300…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, MAR. 7-13
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 708126 39.58 35.37 37.05 -0.94…
Tiberon eyes Vietnamese tungsten
Vancouver — Calgary-based Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) has tabled encouraging results from its 20-hole drill program on the Nui Phao exploration licence in northern Vietnam.The company acquired the 32.2-…
Hecla ends year on down note
Denver — After writing down the value of the Lucky Friday silver mine in Idaho and tacking on charges from two reclamation sites, Hecla Mining (HL-N) posted a substantial loss in the fourth quarter, …
Golds make gains as TSE dives
The Toronto Stock Exchange treated investors to another wild ride over the report period March 7-13, as another blue Monday hit the telecom stocks. The TSE 300 composite index sank 205 points on March…
PNWC raises grade at River Valley
Vancouver — Early results from an ongoing 11,000-metre drill program by Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) have boosted the economical prospects of the River Valley platinum- palladium project in Ont…
Lupin boosts Echo Bay
Denver — The Lupin mine in Nunavut contributed to a 42% increase in gold production in the fourth quarter for Echo Bay Mines (ECO-X), propelling the company to a profit for 2000.The company’s gold pr…
Market mayhem misses CDNX
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to survive the recent market meltdown with relatively minor damage. The oil-and-gas and mining indices managed to stay in positive territory while tech st…
Rubicon hits more gold at McCuaig
Vancouver — Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has cut a new gold-bearing structure at the McCuaig project in Red Lake, Ont.Company geologists describe the mineralized zone as a sulphide-bearing silicified and…
Miramar, Hope Bay cut new gold zone
Vancouver — Partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) have cut a new zone of gold mineralization west of the Madrid deposit on their Hope Bay property in Nunavut.Dubbed Naartok, the z…
Aurora bullish over Midrim results
Vancouver — Drill results from the Midrim nickel-sulphide property in Quebec continue to indicate encouraging grades for junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V).The project is 20 km northeast of Ville-Marie, …