Wawa diamond hunt slow but steady
Fed by initial prospecting successes, the Wawa diamond hunt may have stirred some enthusiasm in its early days, but it now appears to be settling down to slower and more systematic exploration.The are…
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Hunters busy at Fort la Corne
Vancouver — Three large-diameter (24-inch) reverse circulation drill holes have been completed to date on the kimberlite body dubbed 141 at the Fort la Corne joint-venture diamond project in northe…
Global Diamond Diavik project inches toward April 2003 startup
Construction of the Diavik diamond mine is nearly one-third finished, with startup slated for April 2003.When all is said and done, London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and Toronto-based Aber Diamond (ABZ-T…
Exchange Rates (September 24, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateSept. 18Sept. 17Sept. 14Sept. 13Sept. 12US$ in C$…
Caldera Resources nixes Bobbymia, Tabletop JVs
Australian diamond explorer Caldera Resources (CDR-T) and Vancouver-based oil-and-gas junior Dasher Energy (DHR-V) have both agreed to terminate their mutual agreement regarding the Bobbymia and Table…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, SEPTEMBER 12-18
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1538032.5029.8030.20-3.60…
Spot Prices Wed. September 19, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$289.35+$9.85Silver$ 4.47+$0.25Platinum$490.00+$…
Northern Miner Indices (September 24, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 24, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 18/01 (change from Sept. 11 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium705075…
Producer and Dealer Prices (September 24, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,100/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.70/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.28/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.50-10.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec US$0.657/lb.Indium: Indi…
CDNX slides in wake of terrorist attacks
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its downward slump over the week ended Sept. 18. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index plunged 101.34 points, or 3.45%, to finish the week at 2,…
Anaconda Nickel sees bigger loss (September 24, 2001)
Vancouver — Australian-based Anaconda Nickel continues to suffer financial woes, having posted a A$76-million loss for the second half of 2000.The loss is considerably greater than the A$6.7 million …