Goldcorp set to recover from loss
Heafty unusual costs pulled Goldcorp (G-T) deep into the red last year. The losses totalled $19.3 million (or 24 per share) on revenue of $61.3 million, compared with earnings of $10.6 million (14 p…
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Gammon Lake pushes Ocampo resource above 1m oz.
Extensive exploration by Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) at its Ocampo gold-silver property in Mexico has paid off handsomely in new ounces.Watts, Griffis & McOuat (WGM) now estimates Ocampo’s total mea…
TSE Short Positions (March 12, 2001)
Short positions outstanding at February 28, 2001Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 505,369 down 1,588,485; Alcan Inc. 858,799 down 224,102; Anderson Exploration Ltd.
Spot Prices Wed. March 7, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$261.55-$3.45Silver$ 4.42-$0.01Platinum$586.00-$…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 12, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 6/01 (change from Feb. 28 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium475425(…
Richmont shifts focus to Newfoundland
With activity at its Quebec mines winding down, junior miner Richmont Mines (RIC-T) is drawing financial strength from its low-cost operations in northwestern Newfoundland.The company’s wholly owned, …
Rio offer too low, says Labrador Fund
A valuation study has placed the fair price of the Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund (LIF.UN-T) at $18 to $24.70 per unit, substantially more than a $13.50 takeover offer by mining house Rio Tinto…
DRC tables positive study
Vancouver — An independent consultant estimates that DRC Resources’ (DRC-V) past-producing Afton copper-gold property still holds an indicated mineral resource of 25 million tons averaging 2% copper …
Placer Dome helps grubstake Ontario geoscientists
Placer Dome has donated $100,000 to the fund to support the new Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO).The APGO, established under the province’s Geoscientists Act in 2000, will b…
Partners comb Newfoundland for copper
Noranda (NOR-T) and Cornerstone Capital Resources (CRI-V) will explore the copper potential of a belt of rocks in eastern Newfoundland.The joint venture, dubbed the Red Cliff project, covers a 780-sq….
Phelps Dodge aims for smoother sailing at El Abra
Denver — After a rough year at the helm of the El Abra copper mine in northern Chile, Phelps Dodge (PD-N) is beginning to turn the operation around.The open-pit mine failed to meet the expectations p…
Metal Prices (March 12, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 6March 5March 2March 1Feb. 28Aluminium1581.50…