The return of the Republican Party to the U.S. presidency has brought some of the weirder economic views of the political right back into polite discourse. George Bush, Jr., has already unveiled a bud…
In earlier columns, I referred to the Preston East Dome team and Technical Mine Consultants (TMC), which were both controlled by Joseph Hirshhorn (1899-1981). The so-called Preston East Dome team cons…
Claddagh Gold Ltd. (CDG-V) has changed its name to Resorts Unlimited Management Inc. (RUM-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-shares basis.
Gold Funds as of February 8, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.54$5.21Price$6.51$4.870Discount43.596.50Value$81,583,000$94,540,628…
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has dropped a 10-year ban against veteran geologist Mackenzie (Mac) Watson. The penalty was imposed in 1996 after the BCSC examined the conduct of Wat…
Denver — With contribution from the new Morila gold mine in Mali, Randgold Resources posted a profit during 2000.In its first year of operation, the company, a 61%-held subsidiary of Randgold & Explo…
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 9 Feb. 8Feb. 7US$ in C$1.52121.51931.50831.5…
Denver — Cost-cutting measures and the weakening of the South African rand helped Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) post a profit in the fourth quarter of 2000.The company earned US$36 million (or 8 per share) d…
b>Date Feb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 9 Feb. 8 Feb. 7HighLowTSE 3008942.138999.938957.619080.72…
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$260.90-$2.00Silver$ 4.55-$0.08Platinum$595.00-$11.00…
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
Vancouver — Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) is considering ways to redevelop the existing mine and mill on the Prairie Creek property in the Northwest Territories.The scoping study, performed in-house using in…
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