INDEX (January 03, 2000)
Amarc Res.7Anaconda Nickel5Andrew Goldfields3Anglo Am. Platinum3Anglo American5Anglogold7Anoorag Res.7Apex Silver7Arrowhea…
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EVENTS (January 03, 2000)
Jan. 25-28 BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines — “Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup.” Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 681 5328.Jan. 30-Feb 2 American Zinc Association — “International …
TSE Short Positions (January 03, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at December 15, 1999Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 2,349,339, up 313,941; Alcan Aluminum 1,539,522, up 60,155; Barrick Gold 5,737,538, u…
The last laugh
The Quebec Ministry of Mines used to, and perhaps still does, publish periodical lists of claims that are about to expire. These were closely studied by prospectors. One never knew when some hot prope…
Funding geoscience education
Mining and exploration companies owe their success, in large measure, to the technical and scientific expertise of geologists, geophysicists and geochemists. These professionals select areas to explor…
Spot Prices, Wed. December 29, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$290.65+$3.65Silver$ 5.19+$0.02…
Copper industry all shook up
Denver — It has been an eventful year for copper — one in which many changes occurred that will affect the industry for decades to come.Nineteen ninety-nine started where the previous year left off:…
American miners plot steady course
Despite a host of closings and failures, American miners managed to chalk up several exploration discoveries and mine openings in 1999.Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) persevered through low gold prices, …
Teck banks on diversification Investment Commentary
Turbulent metal markets made for a difficult year, but better times are predicted for Teck (TEK-T), one of Canada’s largest diversified mining companies.Mining analyst Tanya Jakusconek of National Ban…
Asarco execs cash in after takeover
Denver — Following Grupo Mexico’s takeover of Asarco, outgoing executives of the latter exercised options worth millions.Augustus Kinsolving, officer, exercised 70,300 options at US$14.44-27.88 per s…
Mining stocks slumber through Christmas period
While the world’s stock markets were generally red hot in the last few weeks of 1999, most mining stocks on the Toronto and Montreal exchanges showed little movement over the holiday-shortened period …
Winspear, Inca Pacific among gainers on CDNX
During the holiday-shortened report period ended Dec. 28, the Canadian Venture Exchange added 57.38 points to close up 2.6% at 2,226.09.Winspear Resources was up 9 at $2.24. The company has been gran…