Zinc on the links
Have you ever been out on your favourite golf course and driven the ball 300 yards, landed right on the green and three-putted your way to a bogey? If so, you’re not alone.That’s what happened to C.H….
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (July 24, 2000)
70.16 (-0.05)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold slips gently into a coma, again
Gold prices continued to weaken during the July 12-18 report period, shedding another US$1 on thin volume to reach a London morning fix of US$281.80 per oz. on July 19. By presstime, the yellow metal …
Venture exchange stalls in summer doldrums
The Canadian Venture Exchange lost a bit of ground during the report period ended July 18, dropping 13.1 points, or 0.4%, to close at 3,359.89. The Mining index followed suit, losing 12.51 points, or …
Metal Prices (July 24, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 18July 17July 14July 13…
Shareholders ponder De Beers proposal
Armed with an updated scoping study that puts the net present value of its undisputed interest in the promising Snap Lake kimberlite at $1.35 billion, the directors of Winspear Diamonds (WSP-T) have r…
EVENTS (July 24, 2000)
July 24-26 Air Pollution 2000 — 8th Int’l Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. Cambridge University, U.K. Contact Karen Savage. Tel: +44 (0) 238-029-3223. Fax: +44 (0)…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, July 12-18
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 431113 33.12 30.31 30.31 -2.19…
Crew builds new Zambian mine
Johannesburg-based Metorex has begun constructing Chibuluma South, a copper producer and Zambia’s first new mining development in 30 years.Chibuluma South is 12 km from Chibuluma West, which has been …
Gold Funds (July 24, 2000)
Gold Funds as of July 18, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.96$5.52Price$8.2…
AMF advances projects
Though hamstrung by the chronic political instability of central Africa, London-based America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) is nonetheless making progress at its copper-cobalt and zinc projects in the region…
Exall eyes Romanian gold
Hoping to extend its operations beyond northern Ontario and into Romania, Exall Resources (EXL-T) has begun a due diligence review of the producing Barza Brad gold mine.Exall can earn an 80% interest …