Spot Prices Wed. September 12, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$279.50+$7.80Silver$ 4.22+$0.03Platinum$455.00+$…
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Atna chases silver in Chile
Vancouver-based Atna Resources (ATN-T) has consolidated ownership of the historic Chanarcillo silver mining district in northern Chile, 70 km south of Copiapo.Atna locked up the area by acquiring a ke…
Gold Funds (September 17, 2001)
Gold Funds as of September 6, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.51$5.24Price$9.70$4.90…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, SEPTEMBER 5-11
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1634338.8033.2933.80- 4.74…
Quaterra drills Union Bay
Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) has launched a drilling program to test for platinum-palladium mineralization at the Union Bay property, 45 km north of Ketchikan in southeast Alaska.The junior will test se…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, SEPTEMBER 5-11
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeHomestake Mng*N 3668 8.53 8.10 8.43 + 0.30…
Exchange Rates (September 17, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateSept. 11Sept. 10Sept. 7Sept. 6Sept. 5US$ in C$…
Franco to control Echo Bay in debt deal
A proposal by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) to convert a large debt into common shares would hand effective control of the company to Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T), and put a large block of shares into the han…
Staff Investment Policy (September 17, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Drilling at Sastre fails to return higher-grade values
Investors bailed out of Radius Explorations (RDU-V) ahead of drill results from the Tambor gold property in central Guatemala, driving the stock to a 52-week low of 45.The junior tabled disappointing…
NAME CHANGES (September 17, 2001)
Timpete Mining (TPM-V) has changed its name to Entree Resources (ENS-V) on a 4-new-for-1-old-share basis.Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NM…
Glamis finds legal challenges in Honduras
Denver — The San Martin gold mine owned and operated by Glamis Gold (GLG-N) is a technical success, about to reach its expanded annual production rate of more than 110,000 oz. gold. It was built to h…