Bulls beat bears on CDNX
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted modest gains on all indices amid a high volume of trading. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index closed the week ended Oct. 2 up 58.26 points, or 2…
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Exchange Rates (October 08, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 2Oct. 1Sept. 28Sept. 27Sept. 26US$ in C$1.56881.57891.5…
Metal Prices (October 08, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 2Oct. 1Sept. 28Sept. 27Sept. 26Aluminium…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 08, 2001)
45.33 (+2.09)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 08, 2001)
69.69 (+1.24)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
MONTREAL-LISTED STOCKS
Note: After 127 years, the Montreal Exchange stopped trading stocks on Sept. 28, 2001. All 107 Montreal listings moved on Oct. 1, 2001, to the Canadian Venture Exchange but are retaining their ticker …
Gold majors advance amid general gloom
Bringing comfort to gold bugs everywhere, shares in gold producers lived up to their reputation as a safe-haven investment during the Sept. 26-Oct. 2 report period.In the three weeks of market turmoil…
NDT, Donner begin work at South Voisey’s Bay
Vancouver — NDT Ventures (NDE-V) and Donner Minerals (DML-V) have resumed work at their South Voisey’s Bay project in Labrador.Archeological work is under way, to be followed by gravity and electroma…
Colorado geoscience conference
The Colorado Geological Survey will host a geoscience conference Oct. 15-16 at the Doubletree Hotel in Durango.Discussions will focus on land-use planning, recognition and mitigation of geologic hazar…
Manitoba rehabilites abandoned mines
The Manitoba government will contribute $2 million toward the rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites.Industry, Trade and Mines will contribute $1 million over four years to cap and close off open shaf…
Stand-alone Fording eyed as takeover target
Fording Coal has left the broad umbrella of railway and hotel giant Canadian Pacific to become a stand-alone, publicly traded company. The new, Toronto-listed entity is now known simply as Fording (FD…
NAME CHANGES (October 08, 2001)
Silverarrow Explorations (SVI-V) has changed its name to Aladdin Resources (ADN-V) on a 1-new-for-8-old-share basis.Quattro Resources (QRO-V) has changed its name to Aldershot Resou…