Mining index flat as CDNX remains mired
Vancouver — The Canadian Venture Exchange finished the report period ended April 3 down 80.5 points, or 2.7%, at 2,908.21. The mining index followed suit, losing 72.9 points to close at 6,001.8, off …
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Metal Prices (April 09, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateApril 3April 2March 30March 29March 28Aluminium1455…
Silver Standard picks up mine
Vancouver — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) plans to move ahead with the purchase of Kinross Gold’s (K-T) past-producing Candelaria silver mine in western Nevada.The junior will pay $100,000 and is…
Vista writes down asset
Denver — Low gold prices have forced Vista Gold (VGZ-X) to write down the value of the Amayapampa property in Bolivia, resulting in a net loss for the year of US$13.2 million (or 15 per share).The l…
Mining mergers assume ‘victim or vulture’ theme
As mining deals get bigger and the pace of consolidation accelerates, the emerging trend might best be described as “victim or vulture,” says London-based analyst Jack Jones of CIBC World Markets.”Thi…
Western Pacific eyes D’Aguilar
Edmonton-based Western Pacific Gold (WPI-V) has taken a shine to the D’Aguilar gold mine project, 40 km west of Gympie in southeast Queensland, Australia.The junior recently signed an agreement with t…
Kvaerner wins safety award
Kvaerner, the London-based engineering and construction group, has received a safety award for its work at the El Tesoro copper project, near Antofagasta, Chile.The award, presented by the local, non-…
Northern Miner Indices (April 09, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
DiamondWorks completes Lyndhurst transaction
Following a 20-to-1 share consolidation, DiamondWorks (dmw-t) has completed a restructuring agreement with Lyndhurst, a privately held, British-based mining holding company.Under the deal, DiamondWork…
PEOPLE (April 02, 2001)
Armistice Resources — J.R. Woods appointed director.Asia Pacific — Robert Connochie appointed chairman and CEO.CanAlaska — Felix Kaminsky appointed technical director.Expat…
Gold Funds (April 02, 2001)
Gold Funds as of March 22, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.06$5.27Price…
Slumping copper typical of base metals complex
The report period March 19-23 was a mixed one for base metals, as markets were dominated by collapsing global equities values. Copper prices continued in the steep downtrend established in early March…