Carlson Mines delisted, now a shell
I am looking for information on Carlson Mines. Does this company still exist? Can you share with me the latest information pertaining to it?Richard Spooner, OttawaCarlson Mines, originally incorporate…
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Alcoa posts first quarterly loss in eight years
Alcoa was the first out of the blocks among the majors in 2002 with its quarterly financials, and the results were less than stellar.Suffering a special after tax-charge of US$241 million (US28 per s…
Mixed opening for 2002
Base metals enjoyed a mixed opening to the new year (report period Jan. 2-4). Two of the less-fashionable metals, lead and zinc, saw sizable mid-week rallies and closed strongly on Jan. 4. In contrast…
Placer joins Minefinders in Argentina
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has agreed to earn up to a 70% interest in Minefinders’ (MFL-T) 35-sq.-km El Malacate project, part of the larger Northern Sonora property in Mexico.Placer can earn a 51% stake by …
Harmony makes cash offer for Hill 50
With the Normandy, Newmont and AngloGold takeover saga commanding the market’s attention, South Africa’s Harmony Gold Mining (HGMCY-Q) is taking a run at Australia’s Hill 50 Gold, which last year prod…
Wayside misses Mosquito payment (January 14, 2002)
Vancouver — International Wayside Gold Mines (IWA-V) has failed to make a required $100,000 payment to Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines (MSQ-V) and, as a result, has lost its right to earn a 100% sta…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JANUARY 2-8
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1708238.5835.3637.34+1.79…
Cdn. Royalties raises $800,000
Proceeds from an oversubscribed private placement of flow-through shares will enable Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) to explore its 80%-optioned Expo-Ungava project and wholly owned Phoenix prospect in the…
Eur. Goldfields raises funds
European Goldfields (EGU-V) has completed a non-brokered private placement of 1.5 million shares priced at $3.10 apiece.The company intends to use the $4.6 million in gross proceeds to fund exploratio…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 14, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 8/02 (change from Dec. 31/01 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium823850…
Dayton-Pac Rim merger targets El Dorado (January 14, 2002)
With an eye on advancing the El Dorado gold-silver project in El Salvador, Dayton Mining (DAY-T) and Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) have proposed an all-stock merger.Pacific Rim President Catherine McLeod…
Tulawaka funding secured (January 14, 2002)
Minires du Nord (MDN-T) has secured a US$4-million loan facility arranged by RMB Resources, a South African-based financial institution.The money will more than cover MDN’s funding requirements for 2…