Analysts select 10 juniors
Times have been tough for the mining sector these past three years. Liquidity remains a critical problem, with speculative investors nibbling selectively at drill hole stories but, for the most part, …
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The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 22, 2001)
46.77 (+2.87)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Base metals stage comeback
A sense of optimism returned to the base metals complex between Jan. 8 and 12, as all the major metals ended the period strongly higher with firm bases of support. Copper prices gained 0.5% over the w…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 22, 2001)
71.61 (-1.02)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Staff Investment Policy (January 22, 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…
NAME CHANGES (January 22, 2001)
Duran Gold (DRN-V) has changed its name to Duran Ventures (DRV-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis. The company continues to be based in B.C.
Ordering parts made easier
Toronto-based NRX Global has introduced an Internet browser-based software designed to make it easier for mining companies to order parts.The new product promises to streamline inventories and decreas…
Dow moves up slowly
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 80.11 points, or 0.8%, to finish the Jan. 10-16 report period at 10,652.66, as the market entered what could turn out to be a rocky season for earni…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 22, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.50-14.00/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.823/lb.
Mining companies unshaken by Salvadoran earthquake
Denver — The 7.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked El Salvador in mid-January caused little to no damage to mining operations in the region.Dayton Mining (DAY-T) President William Myckatyn tells The N…
Trivalence continues streak
Contributions from the recently opened Palmietgat mine in South Africa have enabled Trivalence Mining (TMI-V) to chalk up its sixth straight increase in quarterly diamond production.Trivalence owns a …
Strongbow cuts massive sulphides at Avoca project
Vancouver — Initial results from a 7-hole drill program targeting the Carbonate zone at the Avoca massive-sulphide project in Ireland has returned encouraging values for operator Strongbow Resources …