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Vancouver — Improved earnings from coal operations and Cominco’s (CLT-T) solid financial performance helped Teck (TEK-T) post an impressive third-quarter profit.The Vancouver-based major tabled earni…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Metal Prices (November 06, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 31Oct. 30Oct. 27Oct. 26Oct. 25Aluminium1469/14…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 06, 2000)
67.23 (+4.20)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (November 06, 2000)
40.95 (-1.13)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Imperial drills new discovery
A zone of massive sulphide mineralization has been discovered at surface on claims wholly owned by Imperial Metals (IPM-T), 7.5 km from its Goldstream mill, near Revelstoke, B.C.Results from nine chan…
Merger part of Etruscan strategy
In an attempt to expand its African holdings, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) has entered into an agreement to merge with Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V).Subject to due diligence, the companies plan to mer…
Weak gold price spells loss for Newmont
Denver — Despite strong cash flow, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) incurred a loss of US$18.7 million (or 11 per share) in the third quarter, compared with a loss of US$39 million (23 per share) in the corr…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Oct. 25-31
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 708828 29.06 24.06 28.69 + 3.75…
Check-sampling yields low values from ‘high-grade’ project
Check-sampling by Brett Resources (BRN-V) has returned low gold values from previously reported “high grade” areas at the Victoria project in northern Bolivia, near the Peruvian border.The junior bega…
Regulators penalize Schillers
The British Columbia Securities Commission has banned the former president of The Quinto Mining Corp. (QU-V) and his wife from capital markets for 15 years and levied fines of $50,000 against the pair…
EVENTS (November 06, 2000)
Nov. 6-8 New Brunswick Dept. of Natural Resources and Energy: Annual Review of Activities — Sheraton Hotel, Fredericton, N.B. Contact: Carol McNeill-Dobbelsteyn or Don Carroll. Tel: (506) 453-2206. F…
Analyst keeps close watch on Aber Diamond
Dorothy Atkinson was a government geologist based in Yellowknife during the heady days of the diamond rush in the Northwest Territories. Today, as senior mining analyst for IPO Capital, she’s keeping …