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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (December 04, 2000)
69.61 (+2.37)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (December 04, 2000)
43.90 (+1.90)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (December 04, 2000)
Gold Funds as of Nov. 24, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$11.48$5.39Price$6.10$4.46…
Staff Investment Policy (December 04, 2000)
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REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (December 04, 2000)
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Hope for depressed prices
A strong afternoon’s trading on Friday saw prices for aluminum, copper, zinc and lead all finish the week of Nov. 20 with encouraging gains. Indeed, some analysts are of the opinion that the period of…
Aur nabs Quebrada Blanca
Aur Resources (AUR-T) has completed its purchase of a 76.5% stake in Compania Minera Quebrada Blanca, which owns and operates the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile.Aur paid vendors Cominco (CLT-T) …
MEETINGS (December 04, 2000)
Dec. 8 Canadian Zinc — extraordinary; 10 a.m., Ste. 1202, 700 W. Pender St., VancouverDec. 8 Consol. Viscount Res. — general, extraordinary; 10 a.m., Ste. 1320, 925 W. Georgia St., VancouverDec. 8…
Sigma writedown sinks McWatters’ quarter
A dip in production levels and a $16.6-million writedown stemming from the closure of underground operations at the Sigma-Lamaque complex in Val d’Or, Que., pulled McWatters Mining (MCW-T) further int…
AngloGold eyes asset sales in South Africa
Denver — The world’s largest gold producer, AngloGold (AU-N), is considering selling the Elandsrand and Deelkraal gold mines and some of its Free State operations in South Africa.The company says it …
Claude squeezes costs, maintains earnings
Gold producer Claude Resources (CRJ-T) finished the third quarter of 2000 with net earnings of $1 million and is on-track to turn a modest profit at year-end.Claude earned 3 per share on revenue of $…