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TSE Indices (March 20, 2000)
— 2000 –DateMar. 14Mar. 13Mar. 10Mar. 9Mar. 8High…
Namco cleans up in more ways than one Investment Commentary
After paying a visit to Namibia to view the country’s offshore diamond mining operations, analyst Roger Chaplin of T. Hoare Canaccord returned with good things to say about the growth prospects of one…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 20, 2000)
74.84 (-2.59)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 20, 2000)
58.97 (-3.01)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
World Wide exits uranium business
World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) has sold its quarter-stake in WM Mining International (WMMI) to WM Mining, a private, Denver, Colo.-based firm.World Wide formed WMMI in mid-1999 to hold its uranium assets…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, March 8-14
ExchngVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeSouth Am Gld&CT 52411 0.36 0.12 0.28 + 0.1…
Underground sampling boosts grade at Luicho
Ongoing chip sampling is enabling Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) to enhance a promising bulk-tonnage target at the Luicho gold project in southern Peru.The program is aimed at expanding the Northeast, Cen…
Battle Mountain files petition
Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) has filed a petition in a state superior court for the reinstatement of water rights and the water quality permit for the Crown Jewel project in Washington state.The major…
Eden Roc reorganizes
Now in the hands of former Royal Oak executives Margaret Kent (formerly Witte) and Ross Burns, Eden Roc Minerals (EDN-T) has completed a reorganization and a consolidation of shares on the basis of on…
Nic-Cop Mines active through ’50s, but now gone
Recently, while going through the estate of my late father, we came across a share certificate for Nic-Cop Mines Limited, issued in 1955. According to the stock certificate, the company was incorporat…
Flawed permitting processes hurt northern residents
The problems experienced by the Diavik diamond mine project in obtaining a land-use permit centred around power, politics and money. For the majority of participants, environmental concerns were a car…