Leadville Mining gains second Mexican gold play
Denver — After picking up a gold property in Sonora, Mexico, Leadville Mining & Milling (LMMI-O) has inked a deal for a second property, in the neighbouring state of Sinaloa.The company will earn a 5…
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Saskatchewan bolsters funding
To encourage mineral exploration, the Saskatchewan government will spend an additional $920,000 this year on its geoscience program.As a result, the province’s spending on geoscience will approach $3….
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…
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%,…