GREATEST VALUE TRADED, FEBRUARY 7-13
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, FEBRUARY 7-13
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 13466 37.75 35.43 35.70 -1.54…
Antofagasta exceeds expectations
Denver — Improvements in the grinding circuit have resulted in higher processing rates at the Los Pelambres copper mine in northern Chile.The open-pit mine, 60% held by Antofagasta, beat production f…
Newmont posts loss
Denver — Higher production was not enough to offset the effects of low gold prices for Newmont Mining (NEM-N) in 2000.In the fourth quarter, the Denver-based company earned US$19.7 million (or 12 pe…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (February 19, 2001)
47.74 (-0.52)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (February 19, 2001)
68.34 (-0.95)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Metal Prices (February 19, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateFeb. 13Feb. 12Feb. 9Feb. 8Feb. 7Aluminium1607/1585.
Morila
An option from De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is enabling Vaaldiam Resources (VRL-V) to widen its search for South African diamond deposits.The Toronto-based junior already holds options on fou…
Navigator, Canabrava cut kimberlite at Kat
The first hole of the 2001 winter drilling program on the Kat project in the Attawapiskat region of northern Ontario has intersected kimberlite.The Kat project forms part of the Severn joint venture, …
Liquidation takes toll on prices
Large-scale fund long liquidation ravaged base metals markets late on Friday, Feb. 9 and continued into the following Monday, erasing almost all this year’s gains in copper, nickel and zinc prices. Al…
Staff Investment Policy (February 19, 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…
CDNX continues upswing (February 12, 2001)
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its bull run, posting modest gains on all indicies during the report period ended Feb. 6. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index added 49.66 poin…