Odds ‘n’ sods: Three important lesser-knowns
Among the movers and shakers of Elliot Lake were three men who have generally been underacknowledged. The roles they played were important, but their overall involvement was limited in comparison with…
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Corriente outlines copper at San Luis
Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has outlined a high-grade copper target at the San Luis prospect, at the northern end of the Corriente copper belt in southeastern Ecuador.The property hosts well-developed…
CDNX continues slide into bear territory
WESTERN MARKETVancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted losses on all fronts during the report period ended March 20. The composite index of the Canadian Venture Exchange dropped 63.66 points, or 2…
News – 19-MAR-01 (March 19, 2001)
Staff Investment Policy (March 19, 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…
Aurora Platinum shows potential in Sudbury basin
Junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) is embarking on a 20,000-metre drill program as it searches for copper-nickel-platinum group metals (PGM) on projects in Ontario and Quebec.Having run up as high as $8.1…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 19, 2001)
74.74 (-1.24)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 19, 2001)
51.77 (+1.83)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (March 19, 2001)
Gold Funds as of March 8, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.81$5.28Price$7.80$4.75…
Nickel shows signs of resilience
Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) were fairly stable during the report period March 5-9, the only exceptions being copper, which saw a gain in the weekly average cash price of 2.4%,…
Miramar, Hope Bay cut new gold zone
Vancouver — Partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) have cut a new zone of gold mineralization west of the Madrid deposit on their Hope Bay property in Nunavut.Dubbed Naartok, the z…
Aurora bullish over Midrim results
Vancouver — Drill results from the Midrim nickel-sulphide property in Quebec continue to indicate encouraging grades for junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V).The project is 20 km northeast of Ville-Marie, …