Maude Lake granted cash for Comtois
Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration’s (MAU-V) has received a grant of $340,000 from the Quebec Department of Natu…
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Trading Summary (October 01, 2001)
Profit taking sent the Toronto Stock Exchange down 39.56 points to 6,799 in thin trading on Monday. Jittery investo…
US markets continue to slide
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average sank another 243.43 points, or 2.7%, to 8,659.64 during the report period ended Sept. 25 — its lowest level in four years. The Nasdaq settled at 1501.64.The…
Goldcorp extends Red Lake mineralization
Hot on the heals of its latest reserve update, Goldcorp (G-T) has announced the discovery of new mineralization at the Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario.Reserves were recently upped by 25% to…
Pasminco appoints administrator
Troubled Australian zinc producer Pasminco has appointed an administrator to take over the company’s affairs after a standstill agreement with the company’s creditors broke down in September.Pasminco,…
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Northern Miner Indices (October 01, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
Robert’s Arm extended to partners
A second phase of drilling in the Buchans-Robert’s Arm volcanic belt of central Newfoundland has come back dry for Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T).The partners sank one new hole and e…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 01, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 25/01 (change from Sept. 18 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium708025…
Third kimberlite found at Rockinghorse
Kennecott Canada Exploration has made another kimberlite discovery on Tahera’s (TAH-T) Rockinghorse property in Nunavut. It is the third such discovery since the current exploration campaign began.The…
AK claims yield more diamonds (October 01, 2001)
A total of 1,665 carats of diamonds have been recovered from sample concentrates from the Hearne and 5034 kimberlite pipes on the AK claims in the Northwest Territories.Drilling by De Beers Canada, a …
Metal Prices (October 01, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 25Sept. 24Sept. 21Sept. 20Sept. 19…