AngloGold posts profits before writedowns
Denver — While gold production edged up and costs declined slightly in the fourth quarter, AngloGold (AU-N) recorded a profit of US$84.6 million before a writedown of US$92.9 million. The net loss fo…
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Canadian Zinc tables Prairie Creek study
Vancouver — Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) is considering ways to redevelop the existing mine and mill on the Prairie Creek property in the Northwest Territories.The scoping study, performed in-house using in…
Gold Fields posts strong quarter
Denver — Cost-cutting measures and the weakening of the South African rand helped Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) post a profit in the fourth quarter of 2000.The company earned US$36 million (or 8 per share) d…
Wheaton River wins approval for Bellavista
Clearing its last major regulatory hurdle, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has received final environmental approval to build its Bellavista open-pit, heap-leach gold mine in Costa Rica.Situated 20 km …
LME Warehouse Levels (February 19, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 13/01 (change from Feb. 6 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium452575(…
CDNX catches breath after bull run
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the week ended Feb. 13 as a modest gain in the oil and gas index failed to offset a downturn in the tech sector. The Canadian Venture Exchange lo…
GQ releases more diamonds
Caustic fusion analysis of the lastest samples from the GQ diamond property, near Wawa, Ont., has yielded more encouraing results for Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T).Last fall, Band-Ore collected 45 sample…
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 19, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,310/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.95-14.50/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.8245/lb.Indium: …
Cariboo geology adds up for International Wayside
Over the past year, International Wayside Gold Mines (IWA-V) has made significant progress in its understanding of the structure of, and controls to, gold mineralization in the Cariboo camp in central…
News – 19-FEB-01 (February 19, 2001)
Conversion of Weights and Measures1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams1 kilogram = 32.15 troy ounces1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds1 (metric) tonne = 1,000 kilograms1 (metric) tonne = 2,204.6 pounds1 (s…
Northern Miner Indices (February 19, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
Teck
Denver — After spending US$4 billion on acquisitions, Rio Tinto (RTP-N) saw its profits jump 18% in 2000.The London-based mining house posted net earnings of US$1.5 billion (or $1.10 per share), comp…