Hecla Mining tightens belt
In an effort to conserve cash, Hecla Mining (HL-N) has deferred payment of its quarterly dividend to holders of its Series B convertible preferred stock.It is the first time the company has skipped a …
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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 25, 2000)
DateSept. 19Sept. 18Sep. 15Sept. 14Sep. 13HighLowTSE 30010914.521…
News – 18-SEP-00 (September 18, 2000)
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 18, 2000)
73.02 (+0.06)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
MEETINGS (September 18, 2000)
Sept. 18 Lorex — annual, generalSept. 19 First Narrows — annual; 10 a.m., Chateau Frontenac, 1 rue des Carrieres, Que.Sept. 19 Mazarin — annual, generalSept. 20 Amarc Res.
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 18, 2000)
53.48 (-0.57)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
De Beers bid for Ashton Mining viewed as harbinger of change
While De Beers Consolidated Mines’ (DBRSY-Q) successful $5-per-share bid for Winspear Diamonds signalled a desperate wish to secure Canadian diamond production, its bid for Australia’s Ashton Mining s…
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (September 18, 2000)
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Gold Funds (September 18, 2000)
Gold Funds as of September 7, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.84$5.39Price…
Northgate cuts costs at Kemess
Debt-burdened Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) is trying to accomplish something Peggy Witte’s Royal Oak Mines couldn’t do — turn the Kemess mine, 300 km northwest of Mackenzie, B.C., into an economical…
Quebec prospectors gather for rendez-vous
“Perseverance” may well have been the unofficial theme of this year’s joint convention of the Quebec Prospectors Association (APQ) and the Quebec Association of Professional Geologists and Geophysicis…
Corner Bay drills Alamo Dorado
Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) has recently completed an 8,100-metre drill program on its Alamo Dorado silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico.An independent consulting firm is evaluating the results. A ne…