Nickel shows signs of resilience
Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) were fairly stable during the report period March 5-9, the only exceptions being copper, which saw a gain in the weekly average cash price of 2.4%,…
News
Harrods launches program in Mongolia
Denver — With the backing of Egyptian financier Mohamed Al Fayed, Harrods Minerals is getting back to the basics, with a focus on grassroots exploration.The privately owned, Denver-based company has …
Metal Prices (March 19, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8March 7Aluminium1505/…
Miramar, Hope Bay cut new gold zone
Vancouver — Partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) have cut a new zone of gold mineralization west of the Madrid deposit on their Hope Bay property in Nunavut.Dubbed Naartok, the z…
Aurora bullish over Midrim results
Vancouver — Drill results from the Midrim nickel-sulphide property in Quebec continue to indicate encouraging grades for junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V).The project is 20 km northeast of Ville-Marie, …
TVX board shrinks as Batista walks
Flamboyant Brazilian millionaire Eike Batista is resigning as chairman, chief executive officer and director of TVX Gold (TVX-T), effective April 1.Directors Nigel Lees and Ian Rugeroni are also resig…
Viceroy adds to New Morning resource
Vancouver — Junior Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) has bolstered the resource estimate at the New Morning nickel-sulphide deposit, adjacent to the company’s Bounty mine in Western Australia.Based on 2,252 m…
‘Help us become like you’
If it works, don’t fix it, or so the saying goes. Free enterprise works well, if done right, but that hardly matters to the thousands of well-fed and well-educated citizens who plan to protest its ill…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 19, 2001)
DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8March 7HighLowTSE 300…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, MAR. 7-13
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 708126 39.58 35.37 37.05 -0.94…
News – 19-MAR-01 (March 19, 2001)
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Joubin – The Father of Elliot Lake
Without the foresight, initiative and leadership of Franc Joubin (1911-1997), the mines of Elliot Lake, Ont., might never have come about.Joubin was one of the most outstanding explorers in North Amer…