Philex pins hopes on Boyongan project
Vancouver — Low gold prices and a high debt load underscore the need for Philippine producer Philex Gold (PGI-V) to advance its Boyongan copper-gold discovery on the island of Mindanao. The project i…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NAP dips back into the red
Startup problems at the newly expanded Lac des les mine in northern Ontario, combined with lower realized palladium prices, resulted in a third-quarter loss of $2.7 million for North American Palladi…
Private investment in gold
Net retail investment in gold between 1993 and 2000 ranged between 240 and 390 tonnes per year (excluding a 117-tonne anomaly in 2000), according to a study by Gold Fields Mineral Services.The report,…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, NOV. 21-27
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeTiomin ResT96900.110.050.09+0.02…
Ontario funding assists APGO
The Ontario government will spend $25,000 to help the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) get off the ground as it begins to register members.The association became the governi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 03, 2001)
DateNov. 27Nov. 26Nov. 23Nov. 22Nov. 21HighLowTSE 3007462.567466.437432.437382.537330.90…
Edward Chee-Ping Mark
Edward Chee-Ping Mark, former chief metallurgist with Rio Algom, has died. He was 69.Born and raised in a small village in China, Mr. Mark emigrated to Canada in 1954 to attend university. He graduate…
Resource stocks give benchmark a push
Buyers outpaced sellers over the Nov. 21-27 report period to push the The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index up a respectable 81.35 points. The benchmark finished the week at 7,462.56 points.Gold gained…
CDNX flatlines amid economic uncertainty
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange stalled over the week ended Nov. 27. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index lost 0.03 of a point and closed at 3064.62. The mining index lost 20.22 points,…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, NOV. 21-27
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N32835438.8937.6038.28+0.44…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 03, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,225/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.40/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.50-7.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.7035/lb.
LME Warehouse Levels (December 03, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 27/01 (change from Nov. 20 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium690175(…