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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (June 04, 2001)
80.42 (-3.62)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (June 04, 2001)
56.86 (-0.48)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
NAME CHANGES (June 04, 2001)
Quinto Mining (QU-V) has changed its name to Quinto Technology (QU-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.Wamco Resources (WAM-V) has changed its name to Wamco Technology Group…
Southern Rio tops up treasury
Vancouver-based Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V), which is in the midst of drilling at its Santo Tomas copper-molybdenum porphyry prospect in northern Chile, has closed a private placement of 2.7 millio…
Guyana issues units
Guyana Goldfields (YGI-V) is attempting to raise $150,000 in a non-brokered private placement of 385,000 units.A unit consists of a share and half a warrant. A full warrant entitles the holder to buy …
Producer and Dealer Prices (June 04, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,130/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.80/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.00-12.75/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.767/lb.Indium: In…
Cumberland gets nod for exploration upside
Despite considerable exploration success at two gold projects in Nunavut, Cumberland Resources (CBD-V) is trading at a 5-year low of 80, down even from its 52-week high of $1.55. Graeme Currie, analy…
SouthernEra reduces debt with share issue
The international arm of Rand Merchant Bank has agreed to convert another US$2 million of debt owed by SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) into shares.RMB International (Dublin) is to receive 1.5 million sh…
Golden Star acquires Prestea concession
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has reached an agreement with Ghana’s Prestea Gold Resources (PGR), a worker-owned company, to acquire its namesake concession.Control of the Prestea deposit…
Friedland back at Bakyrchik mine
Not for nothing has the huge Bakyrchik gold mine in northeastern Kazakstan been called “the money-pit of the steppes.” The Russians, the Australians, and then a North American company all tried to mak…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 04, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 29/01 (change from May 22 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium570525(+…