Northern Miner Indices (November 27, 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….
News
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 27, 2000)
67.24 (-0.51)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Polymet launches study
Polymet Mining (POM-V) has retained Tucson, Ariz.-based Independent Mining Consultants to prepare a prefeasibility study of its Northmet polymetallic project, in northern Minnesota.Situated in the Dul…
Hall of Fame Inductees (November 27, 2000)
William Guy Brissenden(born 1915)A hands-on approach to problem-solving enabled William Guy Brissenden to master repeated challenges during a lengthy career spent mostly with Noranda. His first challe…
TSE Short Positions (November 27, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at November 15, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 185,965 down 281,628; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 203,080 down 317,871; Anderson Exploration Ltd…
Golds rise above broad market woes
Dragged down again by a troubled industrial sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index sank 251.43 points over the Nov. 15-21 report period to end the week at 9,013.86.Fairing a good deal better wer…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (November 27, 2000)
42.00 (-0.89)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Drills test Smeaton
A 4-hole drill program by Shane Resources (SEI-V) is assessing the diamond potential of the Smeaton property in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatchewan.Shane can earn a half-interest in the four clai…
MEETINGS (November 27, 2000)
Nov. 28 Afrasia — annual; 10 a.m., Ste. 1304, 925 W. Georgia St., VancouverNov. 28 EXP Res. — annual, general; 2 p.m., Aberhart Room, Westin Hotel, 2nd Fl., 320-4th Ave., S.W., CalgaryNov. 29 Abi…
Exploration; Gammon Lake takes shine to Ocampo’s gold-silver potential
Ocampo, Mexico — Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) is intensifying its exploration efforts at the Ocampo gold-silver project in the Sierra Madre Occidental region of Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The Ocampo m…
Northern gold explorers focus on adding bulk
Size matters, especially with regard to gold projects in the Far North. As the yellow metal continues to languish below US$275 per oz., gold explorers in this high-cost environment are focusing on add…
Mansfield seeks Olympic Dam-type deposits
In many ways, the past year for Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) reflects the boom-and-bust nature of mineral exploration.After gaining undisputed title to the promising Cerro Samenta copper porphyry prospe…