Mining gains global voice
Instead of preaching to the converted about its environmental and social progress and its economic contributions to society, the international mining community has reached out to the rest of the world…
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Spot Prices Wed. April 18, 2001 (April 23, 2001)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$260.10+$1.65Silver$ 4.32-$0.01Platinum$630.00+$…
Gold Funds (April 23, 2001)
Gold Funds as of April 12, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.33$5.23Price$7.10$4.88…
Summo considers copper powder business
Denver — Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has commissioned a new feasibility study to assess the economics of a copper powder business at the Lisbon Valley project in southeastern Utah.In September 2000, Summo…
Outokumpu buys Norzink smelter
Denver — Boliden (BOL-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have completed the US$180-million sale of the Norzink smelter and refinery complex to Finnish giant Outokumpu. The operation is in southwestern N…
De Beers drill-tests Navigator’s LDG Tiberon
The Canadian exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is preparing to drill-test several targets at the LDG (formerly Thor) project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories…
The many-sided coin
Years ago, Ron Thorton and I found several good-looking, gold-quartz belts in the eastern end of Nova Scotia, near an old mine. We tried, for some time, to raise money to bulk-sample the belts, but to…
Gold companies to attend seminar
Placer Dome, Iamgold and Dynamic Precious Metals will participate in a gold seminar on April 26 at the National Club in Toronto.Another speaker will be Brian Christie, a senior mining analyst with Van…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 23, 2001)
71.06 (+0.46)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Cominco surges ahead on power sales
Taking advantage of the energy crisis gripping the southwestern U.S., Cominco (clt-t) has curtailed zinc production at its refinery in Trail, B.C., and freed up additional power to sell into the Ameri…
Spending steadied in 2000
The steady decrease in domestic exploration spending that has plagued the industry since 1997 began to slow in 2000, according to a study compiled by the Department of Natural Resources.Exploration sp…
Manhattan gains extension
The government of Peru has granted Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) a one-year extension to an option agreement for the Tambo Grande concessions, which will allow for further optimization of the initial gol…