Producer and Dealer Prices (October 30, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,670/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.65/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.10-17.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8655/lb.Indium: I…
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Stillwater earnings climb
Despite the temporary suspension of the semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill at its platinum-palladium mine in Montana, Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) recorded solid production and earnings figures for the …
Alcan completes merger
The long-awaited merger between Montreal-based Alcan Aluminum and the Alusuisse Lonza Group (Algroup) of Switzerland has been completed, with both companies agreeing to an exchange of shares.The origi…
TSE Shorts (October 30, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at October 15, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated 1,613,951 up 619,717; Alcan Aluminium 536,841 up 100,179; Anderson Exploration 1,762,…
News – 23-OCT-00
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 23, 2000)
62.58 (-4.60)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 23, 2000)
43.79 (-0.57)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
GOLD FUNDS (October 23, 2000)
Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.17$5.49Price$7.25$4.99Discount40.43%…
Staff Investment Policy (October 23, 2000)
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…
High oil prices trigger fund liquidation in base metals markets
The period Oct. 9-13 saw no improvement in base metals markets. After the previous week’s falls, prices continued to slide across the board as oil and stock market shocks caused further fund liquidati…
Junior companies scan Guatemala for yellow metal
The end of a 36-year-old civil war, combined with favourable revisions to the national mining code, has paved the way for junior explorers to evaluate the untapped mineral potential of Guatemala.Among…
Luicho drill results clobber Pacific Rim
Results from the first 19 holes drilled on the highly touted Luicho prospect in southern Peru indicate that the gold mineralization is confined to only a portion of the upper sandstone unit in the Cen…