The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 14, 2002)
65.64 (-5.14)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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Spot Prices Wed. October 9, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeNickel$ 2.95-$0.11Lead$ 0.19 0.00Copper$ 0.65-$0.01…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, OCTOBER 2-8
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeKinross GoldT193443.282.682.77-0.37…
Zambian miners protest lost wages
About 4,000 miners have burned buildings and marched on government offices in northern Zambia to protest lost wages.Some of the miners have not been paid in six months, and others, who had been laid o…
Control system proposed for conflict diamonds
The European Commission has proposed fighting the trade in “conflict diamonds” by means of a strict control system.The new regulations target any company caught handling diamonds that fail to meet the…
Base Metal Prices face vulnerability in the short term
This article is the first of two instalments devoted to base metals and was culled from Barclays Capital’s monthly commodities report The Commodity Refiner. Part 2 will appear in our Oct 21-27 issue.B…
Legislation without compensation
After 10 years of effort, legislation protecting Canada’s endangered species is likely to become law this fall.Bill C-5 is to receive second reading by the Senate when Parliament reconvenes and, if ap…
NRCan helps conference
Natural Resources Canada has contributed $50,000 to the Naturallia International Forum, to be held Oct. 29-31 in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The event is designed to help firms broaden their natural-resource …
Nelson Hogg
Nelson Hogg, former exploration manager of eastern Canada for Cleveland-based junior Hanna Mining, has died. He was 86.Hogg received his BSc degree from the University of Toronto in 1940 and enlisted …
NAME CHANGES (October 14, 2002)
South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) has changed its name to South Atlantic Ventures (SAA-V) on a 1-new-for-6-old-share basis…
Editorial: Colonial minds
Jean Chrtien’s imbecilic remarks last month about how poverty causes terrorism — and his woolly-minded connection of Arab terror to African underdevelopment — show that when uninformed people start…
Alcoa profits nearly halved (October 14, 2002)
U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) has reported a 43% drop in third-quarter earnings, owing to a global oversupply of aluminum and the slow economy.Alcoa, traditionally one of the first major U.S. firms…