Correction (April 09, 2001)
Kenneth Kutz, author of Gold Fever and Untold Wealth: Canada’s Mineral Heritage, is alive and residing in Connecticut. Incorrect information appeared in our issue of March 19-25.
News
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 09, 2001)
66.50 (-1.56)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (April 09, 2001)
47.92 (+2.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (April 09, 2001)
Gold Funds as of March 29, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.64$5.27Price$6.90$4.71…
Staff Investment Policy (April 09, 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…
Turning point may be in sight
The report period March 26-30 saw metal prices decline further. The copper market registered its disappointment at the scale of Phelps Dodge’s long-awaited production cuts by sending the London Metal …
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Vancouver loses in TSE-CDNX deal
A venture capital market is much more than its buildings and brokers, or even its listings and trading volumes. It’s a bastion of free enterprise, a launching pad for entrepreneurs willing to put thei…
Odds ‘n’ sods: A Tall tale
Years ago, I had a small, happy-go-lucky crew prospecting for lead and zinc near the village of Five Islands, on the north shore of Minas Basin in Nova Scotia. The mood of the crew changed, however, w…
Mines ministers to meet in Toronto in 2002
A new committee has been set up to organize the second World Mines Ministers Forum, which will be held in Toronto in 2002. The date has yet to be announced.The committee will propose workshops and con…
Partners drill Boston deposit at Hope Bay in Nunavut
Infill drilling of the Boston deposit in Nunavut by Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) and Miramar Mining (MAE-T) is confirming results obtained by previous owner BHP (BHP-N).The best new result came fro…
Cumberland steps up Meadowbank drilling
Crews have been mobilized to the Meadowbank gold project, 70 km north of Baker Lake in Nunavut, as Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) prepares to begin a 4,000-metre drilling program.The $1.3-million progra…