Spot Prices Wed. September 26, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$291.60+$2.25Silver$ 4.55+$0.08Platinum$440.00-$…
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TSE Short Positions (October 01, 2001)
Short positions outstanding at September 15, 2001Larger individual positions include:Anderson Exploration 835,027 down 2,934,489; Black Swan Resources 2,275,000 up 2,275,000; Boliden 4,72…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 01, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,400/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.95-9.60/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.6535/lb.Indium: Ind…
Exhibit shows off aluminum
Aluminum by Design, an exhibition featuring sculptures, fashion, jewelry, architecture and robotics, is on display at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until Nov. 4. It is one in a series of events com…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 01, 2001)
DateSept. 25Sept. 24Sept. 21Sept. 20Sept. 19HighLowTSE 3006702.016661.976513.136521.796…
Ashton hits apparent kimberlite at Otish
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has intersected what appears to be kimberlite in the first hole of a drilling program in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec.A vertical hole drilled into…
Gold Fields to buy WMC’s gold mines
Consolidation in the gold sector continues apace, with South Africa’s Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) striking a deal to buy WMC’s (WMC-N) St. Ives and Agnew mines in Western Australia.Gold Fields will pay US$18…
Market selloff looks ephemeral
The pancake collapse of the towers of the World Trade Center was mimicked by the stock markets of the industrialized world.The panic that gripped the world’s bourses in the week following the terroris…
NAME CHANGES (October 01, 2001)
Icelandic Gold (YCE-V) has changed its name to PGM Ventures (YPG-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old share basiCanada Fluorspar (CFI-V) has changed its name to Continental Ridge Resources…
Correction (October 01, 2001)
In our article “Franco to control Echo Bay in debt deal” (T.N.M., Sept. 17/01), we reported that Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) would still owe accrued interest on capital securities being converted to shares…
China and NWMA sign agreement
The Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) and the China National Coal Association (CNCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in …
Falco, Impala join MacDonald at Casson (October 01, 2001)
MacDonald Mines Exploration (MMP-V) has reached an agreement-in-principal with Falconbridge (FL-T) and Impala Platinum to create a joint venture for the purpose of exploring the Casson Lake pla…