Lottie Lake source eludes Hudson Bay
A short, 6-hole drill program by Hudson Bay Exploration & Development on the Lottie Lake sulphide prospect in central British Columbia has failed to find the source of high-grade copper boulders uncov…
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Eldorado finances Turkish projects
Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) will use at least half the proceeds from a recent $10-million brokered private placement to advance its projects in Turkey.A syndicate led by Loewen, Ondaatje, Mc…
Spot Prices Wed. December 6, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$270.85+$1.85Silver$ 4.71+$0.01Platinum$599.00-$1.00…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, NOV. 29-DEC. 5
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 23722 0.07 0.04 0.04 -0.03…
MEETINGS (December 11, 2000)
Dec. 12 Apogee Minerals — annual, general extraordinary; 10 a.m., Ste. 1500, 1055 W. Georgia St., VancouverDec. 12 Banro — annual, special; 10 a.m., Ste. 3900, 161 Bay St., TorontoDec. 12 Canaco…
Northern Miner Indices (December 11, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Market improves after slump
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 391.14 points, or 3.7%, to close at 10,898.72 for the report period ended Dec. 5. The rise reflected both the possibility of a interest rate cut and t…
Canadian Stock Exchange indices
DateDec. 5Dec. 4Dec. 1Nov. 30Nov. 29HighLowTSE 3009279.048944.70…
VBN redemption gets nod
At a special meeting in Toronto, shareholders of Inco’s (N-T) Class VBN shares (NV-T) voted in favour of amending the terms of the shares, thereby accepting a redemption offer from Inco.The company ca…
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Newmont merger approved
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the proposed merger between Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) and Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Battle Mountain has scheduled an extraordinary shareholders…
Conrad Hach
Conrad Hache, president and chief executive officer of Toronto-based River Gold Mines, has died. He was 57.Beginning in 1962, Hach worked his way through various mining projects, holding such titles …