Northern Miner Indices (May 29, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick Gold…
News
Continuity confirmed at Luicho project
A combination of underground and cliff rock chip-sampling by Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) has confirmed the lateral and vertical continuity of mineralization on the Luicho gold project in southern Peru….
Niger poised for mining growth
Niger’s emergence on the mining radar screen owes much to the efforts of Etruscan Resources (EET-T), a junior exploration company based in Dartmouth, N.S.In April, the country’s prime minister, Hama A…
NAME CHANGES (May 22, 2000)
Sand River Resources (SRL-V) has changed its name to Rio Fortuna Exploration (RFT-V) on a 1-new-for-7-old-share basis.
Boliden expands Ronnskar
The Ronnskar smelter even looks broad-shouldered, hunched on a low peninsula that that pokes out into the Gulf of Bothnia. It needs those shoulders to carry the expectations placed on it by Boliden (B…
BHP tables report to develop more pipes
Vancouver — BHP Diamonds wants to add the Pigeon and Beartooth kimberlite pipes to the existing Ekati diamond mine plan in Canada’s Far North, increasing the projected lifespan of the operation to 18…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 22, 2000)
84.40 (+1.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (May 22, 2000)
53.18 (-1.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (May 22, 2000)
Gold Funds as of May 11, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.95$5.54Price$8.00…
Boliden (May 22, 2000)
Base metals markets showed further encouraging signs of responding to strong fundamentals during the report period May 8-12, with copper, nickel and zinc prices ending the week firmly. However, alumin…
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MEETINGS (May 22, 2000)
May 23 Black Mountain — annual, specialMay 23 Cora Res. — annual, generalMay 23 Luzon — annualMay 23 Rubicon — annual, generalMay 23 Visionary…