EVENTS (December 18, 2000)
Jan. 1-31, 2001 33rd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference — Ottawa. Contact R.J. MacDonald. Tel: (613) 996-2283. Fax: (613) 996-9041.Jan. 11-13 Western Inter-University Geological Conference…
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Stillwater secures financing
Denver — After securing higher prices for platinum and palladium production at its namesake operation in southwestern Montana, Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) has secured long-term credit facilities worth …
Remembering Christmas past
As the Christmas season approaches, I recall a story that occurred more than 30 years ago.The Steep Rock iron mine, near Atikokan, Ont., was going to install a conveyor belt system that would transpor…
GAC, MAC to meet in St. John’s CONFERENCE ROUND UP
The joint annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada will be held at Memorial University in St. John’s, Nfld., from May 27 to 30, 2001.The meeti…
Share and share alike
As a qualified physical scientist with a background in mineral sciences and mining, I dare say that if all good mineral science were shared and not cloaked in secrecy, as is the case in the mineral ex…
River Gold slips deeper into red in latest quarter
Higher fuel and mining costs contributed to a quarterly loss for River Gold Mines (RIV-T).Losses in the three months ended Sept. 30 totalled $1.1 million (or 2 per share) on revenue of $8.4 million, …
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 18, 2000)
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Northern Miner Indices (December 18, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0…
METAL PRICES (December 18, 2000)
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Manhattan expands B-5 zone
Vancouver — Having completed a third phase of drilling at its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru, Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is encouraged by the thickness of mineralization encountered in the Cop…
Inco enters new development phase at Goro
While falling short of actually making a production decision, Inco (N-T) has announced it is advancing its Goro nickel-cobalt project in New Caledonia to a new stage of development, keeping it on-trac…