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The low gold price has claimed two more victims: Dayton Mining (DAY-T) is shutting down the Andacollo mine in central Chile, while Reno-based Glamis Gold (GLG-N) follows suit at its Dee mine in northe…

Prospectors Alliance (YRP-V) will explore the Detour Lake area in eastern Ontario for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits and/or copper-zinc deposits.The Toronto-based company is in the process of …

Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has increased the resource at its Kisladag project in western Turkey to 6.7 million oz., following a 7,600-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling.The new estimate was prep…

An equity deal underwritten by CIBC World Markets and Research Capital is to provide the remainder of the financing Aur Resources (AUR-T) will need to buy a 76.5% interest in the Quebrada Blanca coppe…

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 21911 26.94 23.31 26.94 + 3.06…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 3Oct. 2Sept. 29Sept. 28Sept. 27…

Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) intends to increase metal recoveries at its San Cristobal silver-zinc project in south-central Bolivia by adding a fourth cleaner column cell to the processing plant.Silver r…

Following up on positive results from two 10-tonne samples from the Torngat property in Nunavut, Twin Mining (TWG-T) has shipped more than 400 tonnes of kimberlite to Lakefield Research in Ontario for…

66.98 (-1.80)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

46.98 (-3.87)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

Gold Funds as of September 21, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.48$5.35Price…