Producer and Dealer Prices (March 12, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,320/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.25-14.55/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.844/lb.Indium: I…
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Senior gold companies face ‘point of no return’
The twice-yearly Senior Gold Book, produced by the global mining team at HSBC Investment Bank, is one of most thorough reviews of the gold industry available to investors. It always tells it like it i…
Sherritt extends offer for Luscar
Luscar Coal Income Fund Trust (LUS.U-T) says it will postpone the implementation of a shareholders’ rights plan as the Sherritt Coal Partnership has extended its hostile takeover bid until April 17.Th…
Boliden (March 12, 2001)
Denver — The first holes on the newly acquired Santa Julia claim block at the El Morro copper project in Chile have returned long intervals of mineralization for partners Noranda (NOR-T) and Metallic…
Nuinsco, Inco study mining accord in Thompson camp
Though still subject to due diligence and the resolution of various technical and legal issues, Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) and Inco (n-t) have signed a letter of intent aimed at developing the Pipe Com…
Angus, Cabot explore for tantalum in Greenland
In January 2000, shortly after its formation, Angus & Ross obtained a 414-sq.-km exploration licence covering a tantalum-and-niobium-bearing deposit within the Motzfeldt Centre of the Igaliko nephelin…
Ashanti Goldfields on sound footing, Jonah says
The past year was challenging for all gold companies, but Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) had the added task of rebuilding after a failed hedging program splashed red ink over its balance sheet in the fall…
Desert-dirts back at it
Science moves but slowly, slowly, creeping on from point to point. What Tennyson didn’t add was that pseudo-science just keeps going in circles. Thus several companies, all quoted on the over-the-coun…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 12, 2001)
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Anatolia cuts gold grades
Denver — Assays from the first five holes drilled at the Cukurdere copper-gold target in eastern Turkey have returned impressive gold grades.Partners Anatolia Minerals Development (YMC.U-V) and Rio T…
PEOPLE (March 12, 2001)
Bolivar — Eric Pinkney appointed director.Consolidated Pine Channel — Richard Walker appointed president.Expatriate — Walter Segsworth appointed director.Goldcorp…
Northern Miner Indices (March 12, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….