Exchange Rates (September 24, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateSept. 18Sept. 17Sept. 14Sept. 13Sept. 12US$ in C$…
News
Inca Pacific pushes Magistral to prefeasibility
Vancouver — Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) intends to advance the Magistral copper porphyry-skarn project in Peru to the prefeasiblity stage, despite having received only mixed results from the final …
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 24, 2001)
72.30 (-1.25)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 24, 2001)
45.64 (+0.79)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Bema’s Julietta proves an early bloomer
Vancouver-based Bema Gold (BGO-T) is putting the finishing touches on its 79%-owned high-grade Julietta gold-silver underground mine some two months ahead of schedule, The mine is in the Magadan regio…
FPO Production from Snap Lake project delayed until 2006
A depressed rough diamond market has given De Beers cause to push back production from the Snap Lake underground diamond project in Canada’s Far North until 2006, more than a year longer than was orig…
Caldera Resources nixes Bobbymia, Tabletop JVs
Australian diamond explorer Caldera Resources (CDR-T) and Vancouver-based oil-and-gas junior Dasher Energy (DHR-V) have both agreed to terminate their mutual agreement regarding the Bobbymia and Table…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, SEPTEMBER 12-18
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1538032.5029.8030.20-3.60…
Spot Prices Wed. September 19, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$289.35+$9.85Silver$ 4.47+$0.25Platinum$490.00+$…
Northern Miner Indices (September 24, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 24, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 18/01 (change from Sept. 11 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium705075…
Gold Funds (September 24, 2001)
Gold Funds as of September 13, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.51$5.38Pr…