Mining bolsters other sectors
A nation’s productivity is widely considered the domain of economists and financial analysts, and few Canadians know the level of Canada’s productivity, or whether it has risen or fallen in recent yea…
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Rocky Dow leaves gold cold
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.21 points, or 0.15%, during the report period ended March 14 to close at 9,811.24 in turbulent trading.The uncertainty in the broader market had little effec…
GOLD FUNDS (March 13, 2000)
Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.60$5.57Price$8.20$4.96Discount…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 13, 2000)
77.43 (+0.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 13, 2000)
61.98 (+0.47)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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Markets anticipating Chinese trends
The recent fund-led selloff has left the base metals markets heavily dependent on fundamental support. Over the next few weeks, movements in London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks and physical premium lev…
PEOPLE (March 13, 2000)
Cornerstone — Timothy Froude appointed manager of exploration.Niko — John Koch appointed vp operations.Ontex — Charles Harnick, Peter Clute and Laurence Marsland appointed directors.
Startup at the Emerald
The impressive beds of sediments on Iron Mountain, near Salmo, B.C., were a challenge to geologists. Beds of argyllite, limestone and quartzite stretched from the Sheep Creek Valley in the west to the…
Juniors complete merger
The proposed merger of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) and Kit Resources is now complete.Wheaton River shareholders received one share of the merged company for each Wheaton River share held; Kit share…
Codelco, Billiton form biotech firm
Chilean state-owned Corporacion Nacional del Cobre (Codelco) and London-based Billiton have formed a joint venture to develop biotechnology applications for the processing of copper and molybdenum.The…
Canadian Venture Exchange breaks 4,000
The Canadian Venture Exchange tacked on an additional 396.49 points, or 10.36%, to finish the week ended March 7 at 4,224.79. The mining index followed suit, adding 251.02 points, or 6.52%, to its val…