Kikerk Lake returns promising stones
A delineation hole confirming the dyke-like nature of the Stellaria kimberlite on the Kikerk Lake joint-venture property in the Coronation Gulf region of Nunavut has yielded a modest microdiamond coun…
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Higher output gives Hecla boost
Vancouver — A combination of higher production and lower costs propelled Hecla Mining (HL-N) into profitability during the third quarter.The Idaho-based miner earned US$1.5 million (or US2 per share…
Editorial Cartoon (November 18, 2002)
A blank cheque for waste
In early 2000, we noted that smelters in western North America that generated their own electricity were making more money from selling power than they were from selling metal.Looks like they may get …
PDAC, BCSC co-host workshop
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada and the British Columbia Securities Commission are hosting a discussion of the new Continuous Market Access system.The Continuous Market Access syste…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 18, 2002)
69.77 (-1.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (November 18, 2002)
80.30 (+5.91)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Exchange Rates (November 18, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateNov. 12Nov. 11Nov. 8Nov. 7Nov. 6US$ in C$1.5742n/a1.56441.5530…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 18, 2002)
DateNov. 12Nov. 11Nov. 8Nov. 7Nov. 6HighLowTSX Composite6329.276293.866390.916384.42…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, NOV. 6-12
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangePlacer DomeT3978917.0015.1715.62+0.12…
Drills turn at Island Pond property
Vancouver — Candente Resource (DNT-V) and Cornerstone Capital Resources (CTP-V) are launching a 15-hole drilling program on the Island Pond gold property, in the Botwood Basin of central Newfoundland…
Silver helped cyclists
Lance Armstrong, leader of the U.S. Cycling Team, crossed the finish line of the Tour de France this past summer, achieving his fourth successive victory. And he and his team did so in good health, th…