Francisco pulls hot values from Marlin
Vancouver-based Francisco Gold (FGX-V) is off to a good start at its recently acquired Marlin property in western Guatemala.The junior encountered significant gold-silver mineralization in 13 of 15 ho…
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Nickel majors post hefty profits
Powered by sustained high prices for nickel and copper, Inco (N-T) and Falconbridge (FL-T) both recorded large profits during the third quarter.Inco reported net earnings of US$79 million (US37 per f…
CDNX gains momentum
Canada’s junior exchange posted gains as all indices ended up in the black at the close of the report period Oct 18-24. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index added 45.48 points, or 1.4%, to it…
Miners hit new lows
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed back 303.36 points, or 3%, to close at 10,393.07 for the report period ended Oct. 24, after a difficult previous week.Spot gold on the New York Mercantile Exch…
Exchange Rates (October 30, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 24Oct. 23Oct. 20Oct. 19Oct. 18…
De Beers sizes up pipes near James Bay
While it awaits results from bulk sampling on the Victor kimberlite pipe in the James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is anticipating the likelihood of performi…
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The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 30, 2000)
42.08 (-1.71)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Steep Rock sees banner year
/NOVEMBER 1950Steep Rock Iron Mines appears headed for a record-breaking year.With ore production averaging 9,000 tons per day over the past month, shipments for the year could exceed 1.2 million tons…
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Vancouver-based Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) has added more than 100 million tonnes to the resource base of its Rosia Montana gold-silver project in west-central Romania.At a cutoff grade of 0.6% gram go…
Teck’s Pogo at feasibility, Anarraaq takes shape under Cominco program
Affiliated companies Teck (TEK-T) and Cominco (CLT-T) generated the most excitement in Alaska this past year by advancing their respective Pogo and Anarraaq deposits. Teck’s Pogo gold project, situate…
Canadian mining industry improves emissions performance
The latest statistics on energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions show that the Canadian mining industry is improving its emissions performance.Data in a report released by the Canadian I…