Platosa yields mixed results (November 19, 2001)
Vancouver — Three of the first eight holes tabled by Excellon Resources (EXN-V) during the latest bout of drilling…
News
Ashton ups financing
Vancouver — Riding the success of kimberlite finds in Nunavut and Quebec, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has incr…
Production bug plagues Akrokeri
Unable to maintain the record production level attained in the first quarter at its 85%-owned Bonte alluvial gold m…
Sigma suspension weighs on McWatters (November 19, 2001)
With mining still suspended at the Sigma-Lamaque open-pit gold mine in Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has…
Queenstake boosts Magistral
Vancouver – The latest drill program by Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has increased the size of the high-grade core…
NNO drops South African gold deal
Vancouver-based Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) has dropped a deal to acquire a 100% interest in Ditchburn Mana…
Alcoa tipped in takeover of WMC
The board of directors of Australian-based WMC (WMC-N) are reportedly mulling over an unconfirmed cash-and-share takeover bid, worth as much as US$6.2-billion (A$12 billion), or A$11 per share, from U…
News – 19-NOV-01 (November 19, 2001)
Competitiveness
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Allegheny Technologies has sold the North American operations of distribution company Titanium Industries to a new company led by the latter’s management.Allegheny will retain ti…
Base metals trend upward following copper production cuts
Base metals were in a strong position at the end of the report period Nov. 5-9. In a delayed reaction to cuts to copper production, prices across the whole base metals complex broke through stops in t…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 19, 2001)
67.86 (-0.06)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (November 19, 2001)
46.57 (+0.09)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…