Cassiar raises funds, appoints sales agent
Toronto-based Cassiar Magnesium (CIR-T) is forging ahead with plans to expand asbestos production and develop a magnesium metal project at its newly revived Cassiar operation in northern British Colum…
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Exchange Rates (October 16, 2000)
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Twin Mining ships samples
Following up on positive results from two 10-tonne samples from the Torngat property in Nunavut, Twin Mining (TWG-T) has shipped more than 400 tonnes of kimberlite to Lakefield Research in Ontario for…
Apex improves recoveries
Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) intends to increase metal recoveries at its San Cristobal silver-zinc project in south-central Bolivia by adding a fourth cleaner column cell to the processing plant.Silver r…
Exchange Rates (October 09, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 3Oct. 2Sept. 29Sept. 28Sept. 27…
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Aur lines up money for QB
An equity deal underwritten by CIBC World Markets and Research Capital is to provide the remainder of the financing Aur Resources (AUR-T) will need to buy a 76.5% interest in the Quebrada Blanca coppe…
Eldorado boosts resource
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has increased the resource at its Kisladag project in western Turkey to 6.7 million oz., following a 7,600-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling.The new estimate was prep…
Exploration companies target Detour Lake region
Prospectors Alliance (YRP-V) will explore the Detour Lake area in eastern Ontario for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits and/or copper-zinc deposits.The Toronto-based company is in the process of …
Dayton and Glamis close high-cost gold operations
The low gold price has claimed two more victims: Dayton Mining (DAY-T) is shutting down the Andacollo mine in central Chile, while Reno-based Glamis Gold (GLG-N) follows suit at its Dee mine in northe…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 09, 2000)
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Northern Miner Indices (October 09, 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….