Heritage eyes Eskay-look-a-like
Vancouver — In 1988, a junior company called Calpine Resources sparked an exploration frenzy in northern British C…
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Tournigan eyes Irish gold, parks Mercedes
With $661,500 in hand from a recently completed private placement, Vancouver junior Tournigan Ventures (TVC-V) has…
Falconbridge inks Kidd deal
Production and maintenance employees at Falconbridge’s (FL-T) Kidd Creek metallurgical copper-zinc operation in Tim…
Diamondex revs its drills
Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) is readying for a 1,600-metre drill program to test several targets on the Czar, Hillto…
Mines ministers split on free trade
Canada’s chief political spokesmen for the mining industry appear to be at odds over the recent Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement. In a recent interview with The Northern Miner, the federal mines minis…
Equatorial cited for work
Equatorial Mining has received an award from the state of Nevada for reclamation work on its Tonopah heap-leach copper project, 320 km north of Las Vegas.The governor’s Excellence in Mine Reclamation …
LME Warehouse Levels (September 30, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 24 (change from Sept. 17 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium1,292,825…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, SEPTEMBER 18-24
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N57170129.5427.9729.44+1.02…
TSE Short Positions (September 30, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at September 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,919,985 up 253,219; Alcan 1,104,556 up 277,453; Barrick 7,940,421 down 416,532;…
NAME CHANGES (September 30, 2002)
International Bravo Resource (BIG-V) has changed its name to Bravo Ventures Group (BVG-V) on a 1-new-for-7-old-share basis.Redmond Ventures (RMD-V) has changed its name to Crown Poi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 30, 2002)
DateSept. 24Sept. 23Sept. 20Sept. 19Sept. 18HighLowTSX Composite6068.896080.086202.006188.2063…
Discouraging data dampen metals prices
Sept. 16-20 at a Glance- Copper — Chinese production rises, but net imports remain strong.- Aluminum — Company share-price declines highlight poor demand, while primary production rises.- Nickel — …