Holidays prove good for gold
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 108.07 points, or 1%, to close at 10,692.44, during the holiday-shortened report period ended Dec. 26.Spot gold jumped to US$274.10 on the Comex divi…
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MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, DEC. 19-26
Exchg Vol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 24809 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.00…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 19-26
Exchg Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 591592 35.00 31.00 34.56 + 2.25…
Northern Miner Indices (January 01, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoR…
Metal Prices (January 01, 2001)
DateDec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 22 Dec. 21Dec. 20BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)AluminiumHolidayHoliday1559/15571534.50/1535.501575/1573.50A…
Gabriel exec cashes in warrants
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) — Gerald Carlson, director, bought 3,50…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 01, 2001)
— 52-week –DateDec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 22Dec. 21Dec. 20High…
Goldbanks Mines defunct; Opemisca Explorers became Campbell Resources
After perusing some old files of my late father and grandmother, I came across some certificates from Goldbanks Mines and Goldbanks Kirkland Mines. I would like to do a search of this company but am n…
Cumberland gets $1.3m
Cumberland Resources (cbd-t) has closed a private placement for 1.2 million units that will bring in about $1.3 million for work at the Meadowbank gold project in Nunavut.A million of the units are be…
Rio outlines diamond project
Denver — Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has tabled a new resource estimate for the Murowa diamond project in south-central Zimbabwe.A feasibility study confirms the presence of mineralization in three kimberlites…
Discoveries by McWatters, Noranda highlight 2000
The dreary state of metal markets failed to deter several domestic explorers from advancing their projects in 2000. Leading the pack was McWatters Mining, which began the year with a fourfold increase…
Ranger ups stake in General
Denver — Australia’s Ranger Minerals has agreed to a second private placement in General Minerals (gnm-t), giving it a controlling stake in the Denver-based junior.Ranger will buy an additional 15 mi…