Gold Funds (September 24, 2001)
Gold Funds as of September 13, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.51$5.38Pr…
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Staff Investment Policy (September 24, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Mining sculpture erected in Sudbury
The Sudbury Mining Heritage Sculpture, celebrating the city’s mining history, has been erected in Bell Park.The sculpture was unveiled in mid-September after several years in the planning stage.The pr…
Antamina alters revenue forecast
Vancouver — Some two months after shipping its first load of concentrate, the massive Antamina copper-zinc mine in north-central Peru has cut its sales forecast for next year in response to falling m…
Falco, De Beers study Gope
Having bought some time by securing a 3-year retention licence for the Gope diamond project in the central Kalahari district of Botswana, equal joint-venture partners Falconbridge (FL-T) and De Beers …
Aurora Platinum, Platinova print new shares
Recent insider-trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) — FMR Corp., which must report its trading act…
Formation Capital buys Sunshine refinery
Denver — Formation Capital (FCO-T) has acquired an option to buy a silver refinery, antimony plant and tailings pond at the Sunshine mine, near Kellogg, Idaho.The purchase price is US$2.3 million, th…
Inca Pacific pushes Magistral to prefeasibility
Vancouver — Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) intends to advance the Magistral copper porphyry-skarn project in Peru to the prefeasiblity stage, despite having received only mixed results from the final …
Bema’s Julietta proves an early bloomer
Vancouver-based Bema Gold (BGO-T) is putting the finishing touches on its 79%-owned high-grade Julietta gold-silver underground mine some two months ahead of schedule, The mine is in the Magadan regio…
Correction (September 24, 2001)
TVX Normandy Americas, the joint venture between TVX Gold (TVX-T), with a 50.1% interest, and Normandy Mining (NDY-T), with 49.9%, holds a half-interest in the New Britannia mine in Manitoba, which it…
Surviving a tragedy
We at The Northern Miner join civilized people everywhere in extending our condolences and prayers to the families and loved ones of those who died in the recent terrorist attacks in New York City, Wa…
NAME CHANGES (September 24, 2001)
Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NMA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old share basis.Icelandic Gold (YCE-V) has changed its name to PGM Ventures (YPG-V)…