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Rockwell unravels Pedra Branca puzzle
Fortaleza, Brazil — Some 250 km southwest of this busy port city, structural deformation has transformed one of the world’s largest layered mafic intrusive complexes into a geological puzzle, which, …
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (May 28, 2001)
57.34 (+4.63)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Fields, Outokumpu seek PGMs in Finland
World-wide interest in exploration for platinum and palladium continues to be stimulated by the dramatic rise in prices for these commodities. Since 1996, the price of palladium has steadily increased…
Correction (May 28, 2001)
In our May 14-20 issue, we erroneously reported that the Algerian government is charging US$2,000 per line km of geological information. The correct charge is US$2 per line km.
Gold Funds (May 28, 2001)
Gold Funds as of May 17, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$14.14$5.31Price$9.90$5.17…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 28, 2001)
84.04 (+5.48)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Staff Investment Policy (May 28, 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…
Boyongan copper-gold discovery attracts market attention
A year or so ago, Philex Gold (PGI-V) was just another struggling producer barely noticed by investors. Although the company’s sole operation in the Philippines still isn’t turning a profit at current…
Geomaque chalks up quarterly loss
Lower realized prices and production translated into a first-quarter loss for Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T).Losses in the period totalled US$1.1 million (or 2 per share) on revenue of US$2 million, c…
Queenston, Thundermin table study
A positive feasibility study of the Duck Pond copper-zinc project in central Newfoundland means partners Thundermin Resources (THR-T) and Queenston Mining (QMI-T) will now be looking for permits and f…
Boliden shuns Bayas deal, will restructure
A restructuring deal that would see Boliden (BOL-T) retire a large part of its corporate debt has hindered the company’s plan to sell its Lomas Bayas copper project in northern Chile.The restructuring…