For a national securities commission
Even as Europe watches to see whether Euronext, the Deutsche Borse, or the London Stock Exchange will emerge as the continent’s major capital market, and even as Nasdaq and the American Exchange combi…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
News – 12-NOV-01
Gold used in ‘nanolaser’
Chemists at the University of California have grown the world’s smallest laser, which is one thousand times thinner than a human hair, and gold played an integral role in the process.The infinitesimal…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, OCT. 31-NOV. 6
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N874933.3631.3533.26+0.24…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, OCT. 31-NOV. 6
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Ivanhoe fires up Bakyrchik
After a 5-year hiatus, the Bakyrchik gold mine in northeastern Kazakstan is once again pouring gold.On a daily basis, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) is tapping 500 tonnes of stockpiled material left over from …
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 12, 2001)
67.92 (+1.47)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Feds slash key rate to 2%
The biggest market-driver in the U.S. during the report period ended Nov. 6 was the Federal Reserve’s slashing of its overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 2%, its lowest level in more than 40 …
Staff Investment Policy (November 12, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Banro seeks return of Congolese gold assets
Toronto-based Banro (YBE-V) will submit a proposal to government officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an effort to resolve a long-standing dispute over the government’s seizure of go…
Coronation pipes return strong counts
A new kimberlite camp is emerging some 50-120 km south of Coronation Bay in the northern Slave Craton region of Nunavut. Discoveries by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Kennecott Canada Exploration…
South African players consolidate Free State assets
Harmony Gold (HGMCY-Q), which has made a name for itself by acquiring marginal or unprofitable South African mines and turning them around, has submitted an undisclosed cash offer to acquire all of An…