Gold Funds (December 31, 2001)
Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.47$5.41Price$9.30$5.16Discount30.964.6Value$94,293,000$105,193,131…
2001
Antamina opening highlight of 2001
Vancouver — Despite the lacklustre performance of commodity prices and a weakening of the global economy, the mining sector put several mines into production and managed to expand some current operat…
Sulliden’s drills stall at Mario (December 31, 2001)
Nearly out of cash, Sulliden Exploration (sue-t) has suspended a 3,500-metre drilling campaign on the Mario base metal property, 50 km southwest of Huancayo, Peru.Sullivan had drilled about 1,553 metr…
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Books uncover the dark underbelly of the diamond world
BOOK REVIEWS/VIRGINIA HEFFERNANDiamond: A Journey to the Heart of an ObsessionBefore Canadian juniors burst on to the scene a decade ago, the world of diamonds was cloaked in secrecy. The dis…
War Eagle advances Mac tantalum property
Vancouver — War Eagle Mining (WEM-V) has released encouraging results from its Mac tantalum property in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories.The 45-sq.-km property features a tantalum…
PEOPLE (December 31, 2001)
AMT International — Karine Simoes and Dora Santschi appointed directors.Boulder — Nelson Baker appointed vice-president exploration and John Magee appointed vp corporate development.Crew Developm…
Majors sink with Metal Prices
An easing of base and precious metal prices during the week before Christmas resulted in a broad decline in producers stocks.Southern Peru Copper was off 14 to US$11.16 as it placed US$73 million wor…
Exploration companies tightened belts in 2001
With prices for base and precious metals sagging, funding for exploration has become scarce, a fact borne out by Halifax-based Metals Economic Group’s latest study of exploration budgets for 679 compa…
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Tiberon expands Nui Phao deposit (December 31, 2001)
Vancouver — Assay results from 11 stepout holes have expanded, to the east, west and south, the Nui Phao tungsten deposit in Vietnam. The property is in the country’s northern region, near Hanoi.Tibe…
Grassroots mineral exploration withered in past year
In 2001, metal prices fell to some of the worst levels ever, so junior explorers can be forgiven if virtually the only thing they developed in 2001 was the blues.New venture capital all but dried up, …