Santa Rosa yields gold for refining
From its pilot plant at the Santa Rosa project in southeastern Peru, Andean American Mining (AAG-V) has delivered the first 7.8 kg of gold concentrates for refining. The shipment sold for US$282.60 pe…
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PEOPLE (October 29, 2001)
Alcan — Clarence Chandran and Brian Levitt appointed directors.Cream Minerals — Ferdinand Holcapek appointed director.Diamondex — James Eccott appointed director.Idaho Cons…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 29, 2001)
DateOct. 23Oct. 22Oct. 19Oct. 18Oct. 17HighLowTSE 3006904.246905.216910.966899.966956.78…
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ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1443334.2331.3033.75+0.94…
Millennium, PGM join forces at Lac des les
A merger between New Millennium Metals (PGM-V) and Platinum Group Metals (PTG-V) is designed to consolidate the juniors’ land positions in the Lac des les region of northwestern Ontario.The deal, whi…
News – 29-OCT-01
Base metal consumption falls
The extent to which the world has changed since the events of Sept. 11 was made more clear when the base metals industry gathered for LME Week (Oct. 22-26), a major event in the metals calendar year. …
Writedowns take toll on Teck
Vancouver — The diversity in Teck Cominco’s (TEK-T) mining portfolio failed to offset the effect of plunging metal prices as the newly formed major posted a third-quarter loss of $105 million (or 62…
Staff Investment Policy (October 29, 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…
Kennecott targets GQ stones (October 29, 2001)
An agreement with Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) sets the stage for Kennecott Canada Exploration to earn a majority interest in the GQ diamond property, near Wawa, Ont.Kennecott, which is a unit of Rio Ti…
NAME CHANGES (October 29, 2001)
Fosters Resources (FRE-V) has changed its name to Blue Mountain Resources (BMR-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.Totem Mining (TOH-V) has changed its name to Comcorp Ventures…
CDNX mining index leads way
Vancouver — Except for technology, Canada’s junior exchange posted gains on all sub-indices during the report period ended Oct. 23. The Canadian Venture Exchange closed the week up 45.69 points, or 1…