Corrections (September 04, 2000)
William Hayes is the executive vice-president of U.S. and Latin America operations for Placer Dome. He was not elected chairman of Placer Dome as stated in our Aug. 21-27 issue; he was elected chairma…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Editor’s Response
The Northern Miner received the letter from Mr. Sloan of Can-Cal Resources through several channels. Our assistant editor, James Whyte, felt obliged to reply to a number of points in the letter:Mr. Sl…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 04, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 29/00 (change from Aug. 22 in brackets):Metal Stock(tonnes) Change…
Metal Prices (September 04, 2000)
DateAug. 29Aug. 288Aug. 25Aug. 24Aug. 23BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Inmet joins Celtic in Nfld.
Gold and copper miner Inmet Mining (IMN-T) will acquire interests in four properties held by Celtic Minerals (CME-V) in central Newfoundland’s Victoria River region.The joint-venture agreement affects…
Redhawk revisits Reeves MacDonald
With its eye on the zinc oxide potential of the past-producing Reeves MacDonald and Annex mine properties, Redhawk Resources (RDK-V) has spent the past five years assembling a large land package that …
Battle Mountain posts improved second quarter
Higher realized gold prices enabled Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) to post improved results for its second quarter.The Houston-based producer received US$287 per oz. gold during the 3-month period, comp…
In praise of action
The recent demise of the campaign to get an anti-cyanide initiative on the ballot in Colorado is more than just welcome news for the gold industry. It shows that the criticism that the mining industry…
News – 28-AUG-00
Correction (August 28, 2000)
A report in our Aug. 14 issue suggested that the Eskay Creek gold-silver mine, operated by Homestake Mining (HM-N), underperformed in the second quarter of 2000.In the second quarter of 1999, the mine…
NOTE TO USERS OF THE STOCK TABLES
Owing to technical problems at the source, this week’s stock tables compile trading for Aug. 16-18 inclusive and Aug. 22, omitting Aug. 21. Weekly high and low prices may be incorrect and volume figur…
Spot Prices Wed. August 23, 2000Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.45-$3.05Silver$ 4.81-$0.04…