The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 28, 2002)
59.38 (+4.17)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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Gold Funds (January 28, 2002)
Gold Funds as of January 17, 2002DundeePrecious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$15.66$5.72Price…
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002, Part 2
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Granny Smith: community builder
In various ways, Placer Dome is contributing to the community surrounding the Granny Smith mine in Western Australia.For the past four years, the mine has been providing air transit to a group of stud…
Exchange Rates (January 28, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 22Jan. 21Jan. 18Jan. 17Jan. 16US$ in C$1.60831.61281.61321.6…
Iamgold adopts gold policy
Believing gold to be significantly undervalued, junior producer Iamgold (IMG-T) has adopted a policy of holding its discretionary cash in the form of gold bullion.The company, which holds non-operatin…
Staying the course
In September 1999, two well-respected consulting firms, Strathcona Mineral Services and Roscoe Postle Associates, were hired by the local unions representing workers at the Pamour operation in Timmins…
Campbell closes Joe Mann financing (January 28, 2002)
Taking another step toward resuming commercial operations at the Joe Mann gold mine in Quebec, Campbell Resources (CCH-T) has closed a $14.3-million private placement comprising an initial tranche of …
Henry Shear
Henry Shear, an exploration geologist who spent 42 years working for such companies as General Resources, Noranda and Quintana Minerals, has died. He was 66.Shear was born in Kirksville, Miss., in 193…
Marum leads as CDNX moves forward
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted modest gains during the report period ended Jan. 22. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index added 9.89 points, or 0.9%, to its value and closed at 1098…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 16-22
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeFranco-NevT45748926.9525.5026.15+0.30…
Northern Miner Indices (January 28, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…