MEETINGS (March 13, 2000)
March 14 Tapajos — annual, specialMarch 15 Flame Petro — general, extraordinaryMarch 15 Twin Gold — annualMarch 16 Blue Desert. — annual, specialMarch 16…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Minera Andes hits bonanza grade
A 14-hole program of reverse-circulation drilling has intersected bonanza-grade mineralization at the Pluma/Cerro Saavadra gold property in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.Minera Andes (MAI-V) reports…
Metal Prices (March 13, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMar. 7Mar. 6Mar. 3Mar. 2…
Deal paves way for Diavik diamond mine
Vancouver — An agreement has been reached among local native leaders, the federal government and Diavik Diamond Mines regarding the environmental reclamation bond and other land-use issues affecting …
Grupo Mexico increases production
The acquisition of Asarco enabled Grupo Mexico to boost its copper output in 1999, whereas zinc and silver production were lower than in the previous year.Copper production reached 495,723 tonnes, inc…
Fortune heads back to Mazenod Lake
Fortune Minerals (FT-T) has inked a contract for a 4,900-metre drilling program at its Nico polymetallic project in the Northwest Territories, and expects to have a revised resource estimate on the pr…
West takes East back to school in MM2000 contest
Team West beat Team East 11-0 in a friendly hockey game for industry professionals held during the Mining Millennium 2000 convention in Toronto.Tom Schroeter, Western squad captain and geologist at th…
500 jobs lost as Quintette Coal shuts down
Plagued by dropping coal prices and high production costs, Quintette Coal and Teck have decided to close the Quintette coal mine, near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.The announcement comes less than three months …
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 13, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,160/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.19/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US…
EXCHANGE RATES (March 13, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMar. 7Mar.
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, March 1-7
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeCasmyn Corp *Q 43729 0.53 0.01 0.02 – 0.02…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, March 1-7
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 685915 70.81 64.62 64.94 – 3.56…