The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 07, 2002)
70.79 (+3.70)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 07, 2002)
49.22 (+2.84)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (January 07, 2002)
Gold Funds as of December 27, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.64$5.58Price$9.15$5.52…
Coronation Bay a hot spot for diamond explorers
Although a decade has passed since diamonds were first discovered in Canada, the potential for further discoveries has not yet diminished, as evidenced by the success of Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T…
Merger mania grips mining industry in 2001
Against a rather grim backdrop that included an American economy slipping into recession, worldwide commodity deflation and a new war on terrorism, the big story in 2001 for the North American mining …
Gren Thomas our Man of the Year in 2001
Perseverance may not always find its reward, but for a mining man and explorationist that knows the North, the development of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is a rich reward for …
A critical time for Argentina
Mining, to a greater degree than most heavy industries, relies on demand from the emerging markets. Industrializing economies, historically, have used about twice as much metal per unit of production …
Quebec, Ontario top Fraser rankings
Quebec and Ontario tied for top spot in a survey that considered the attractiveness of mining regions to investors. The survey, the fifth in as many years, was conducted by The Fraser Institute in Van…
Otish Mountains diamond play heats up
Confirmation that two “kimberlitic” discoveries in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec are diamondiferous has focused attention on the area.Prior to the Christmas holidays, Ashton Minin…
US markets up over the holidays
Markets in the U.S. enjoyed a modest boost over the Dec. 21-Jan. 1 report period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 36.32 points to surpass the 10,000-mark and the Standard and Poor’s 500 a…
High Grade zone extends deeper (January 07, 2002)
Deep drilling at the Red Lake mine of Goldcorp (G-T) has extended the producing High Grade zone at depth.Hole 34L-860GW cut 2.4 metres of the HW5 lens at a vertical depth of 2,061 metres, extending it…
OM Group grabs Cawse nickel mine
Cleveland, Ohio-based specialty-metals giant OM Group (OMG-N) has acquired the mineral rights and chemical processing capabilities of the Cawse nickel-cobalt laterite operation in Western Australia.De…