Election decisions
Americans will troop to the polling booths in early November, and expectations are that Canadians will be marking ballots in a federal election a few weeks later. But unlike the U.S., where presidenti…
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News – 23-OCT-00
Teck president to speak at Vancouver CIM luncheon
Steven Dean, president of Teck and executive chairman of PacMin Mining, will speak at a luncheon hosted by the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum on Oct. 26…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Oct. 11-17
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcanT 21252 48.00 44.30 47.00 +1.25…
Ontario budget boosts mining
In the past two years, the economy in Ontario has grown more quickly than that of any G7 country, and mining has played its part, generating between $5 billion and $7 billion in annual mineral product…
John Ross
John (“Jack”) Ross, one of Canada’s most prominent mining engineers, died this past summer. He was 86.Ross spent 65 years in mining, beginning as a student at the University of British Columbia in the…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 23, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 17/00 (change from Oct. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium343825(…
Alamo Dorado moves closer to heap leach operation
New metallurgical results confirm the feasibility of heap-leaching material mined from the Alamo Dorado silver-gold deposit, reports Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T).Situated in Mexico’s Sonora state, Alam…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Oct. 11-17
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcanT 998855 48.00 44.30 47.00 +1.25…
PEOPLE (October 23, 2000)
Black Bull Res. — Haydn Murray appointed advisor to the board of directors.Burlington Res. — Daniel Hawk appointed vpMaya Gold — Lorne Anderson appointed director.McVicar M…
Dia Met soars as company climbs on to auction block
Dia Met Minerals took the market by surprise during the Oct. 11-17 report period by announcing it was looking to sell both the company and its 29% interest in the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest T…
Indices in red as CDNX sings October blues
Canada’s junior exchange continued to lose ground during the 7-day report period ended Oct. 17, as all indices ended the trading session solidly in the red. The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) compos…