Israel exports record amount of diamonds
Polished diamond exports from Israel rose 19% in 2000, to a record level of US$5.3 billion.”Exceeding the US$5-billion mark in polished exports is a great accomplishment, firmly establishing Israel’s …
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Northern Miner Indices (March 19, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
EXCHANGE RATES (March 19, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8 March 7US$ in C$…
Staff Investment Policy (March 19, 2001)
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Aurora Platinum shows potential in Sudbury basin
Junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) is embarking on a 20,000-metre drill program as it searches for copper-nickel-platinum group metals (PGM) on projects in Ontario and Quebec.Having run up as high as $8.1…
Writedowns take toll on Pan American
Vancouver — A writedown of US$37.6 million at its Dukat silver project in the Magadan region of far-eastern Russia, and a US$4.4-million charge against inactive properties pushed Pan American Silver …
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 19, 2001)
74.74 (-1.24)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Hecla ends year on down note
Denver — After writing down the value of the Lucky Friday silver mine in Idaho and tacking on charges from two reclamation sites, Hecla Mining (HL-N) posted a substantial loss in the fourth quarter, …
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 19, 2001)
51.77 (+1.83)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Mine propels Antofagasta
Denver — A strong performance by the Los Pelambres copper mine in northern Chile enabled London-based Antofagasta (ANFGF-Q) to post a profit for 2000.Earnings for the period jumped to US$138.2 millio…
Golds make gains as TSE dives
The Toronto Stock Exchange treated investors to another wild ride over the report period March 7-13, as another blue Monday hit the telecom stocks. The TSE 300 composite index sank 205 points on March…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, MAR. 7-13
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 19112 39.58 35.37 37.05 -0.94…