Gold to rise: TD study
A study by TD Economics into the causes of gold’s misfortunes over the past two decades concludes that prices are likely to trend modestly higher in the coming years.The report, titled Gold’s Lost Lus…
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Hope Bay partners evaluate project’s economics
This year’s $16.4-million exploration campaign at the Hope Bay gold project, north of the Arctic Circle, will culminate with an independent scoping study sometime before year-end.Joint-venture partner…
Canadian Royalties proves up Expo-Ungava deposit
Vancouver — The discovery of platinum-palladium mineralization associated with previously identified copper-nickel prospects has triggered renewed interest in the Ungava ultramafic belt of northern Q…
The Northern Miner – North American Mining Index (November 05, 2001)
66.45 (+1.74)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner – Small Producers Index (November 05, 2001)
45.83 (+0.44)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (November 05, 2001)
Gold Funds as of October 25, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.23$5.35Price$9.05$5.49…
Good quarter for Dia Met
Higher production from the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and sharply lower interest expenses have meant a near-doubling in earnings for Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T).The company posted ne…
Daily Metal Prices (November 05, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 30Oct. 29Oct. 26Oct. 25Oct. 24Aluminium1271/12…
Kikerk find yields stones
A kimberlite discovery at the Kikerk Lake property in the north Slave Craton region of Nunavut has returned a significant number of microdiamonds.Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) unearthed the Potentil…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 05, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 30/01 (change from Oct. 23 in brackets):Metalstock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium700175…
Geita powers Ashanti
Ghana-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) saw its profits nearly double during the third quarter, thanks in part to increased production at its 50%-owned Geita mine in Tanzania.Earnings totalled US$14.5 …
Getchell drags down Placer (November 05, 2001)
Vancouver — A US$292-million writedown on the Getchell mine, near Winnemucca, Nev., pushed North America’s fourth-largest gold miner deep into the red during the third quarter.The one-time charge cau…