Exchange Rates (August 27, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAugust 21August 20August 17August 16August 15US$…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Broad market rebounds, resource stocks soar
Bolstered by an reinvigorated resource sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index gained a healthy 132.54 points over the five trading days ended Aug. 21, finishing at 7,472.98.The yellow metal had …
Metal Prices (August 27, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAugust 21August 20August 17August 16August…
Snyder sale lifts Franco
The sale of its Ken Snyder mine in Nevada helped Franco Nevada Mining (FN-T) turn a $46.9-million profit in the three months ended June 30, 2001.The quarterly earnings, which translate into 30 per sh…
Hecla reaches deal for clean-up
Denver — Hecla Mining (HL-N) has reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. government and the state of Idaho concerning its share of environmental clean-up costs in northern Idaho’s Coeur d’Ale…
US got it right, B.C. left in lurch
Coincidental with the arrival of your Aug. 6-12 issue, which contains the editorial “United we fall,” I received in the mail a glossy brochure promoting the Clayoquot Sound United Nations Educational,…
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Radius drills Lupita
Vancouver — Junior Radius Explorations (RDU-V) has tabled low-grade results from two more holes at the Lupita zone on its Tambor gold project in Guatemala. The Simon Ridgway-led company is now drilli…
Six undergrads get KEGS scholarships
Six undergraduate students at four Canadian universities will receive scholarships from the KEGS Foundation, the scholarship foundation of the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society.Geophysics stude…
Kazakstan to host conference
Almaty, the former capital city of Kazakstan, will host KazMin 2001, an international exhibition and conference on mining exploration and equipment. The event unfolds Sept. 5-7 at the Atakent Exhibiti…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 27, 2001)
DateAugust 21August 20August 17August 16August 15HighLowTSE 3007472.987525.16750…
TSE Shorts (August 27, 2001)
Short positions outstanding at August 15, 2001Larger individual positions include:Alcan Inc. 1,285,090 up 105,173; Anderson Exploration 4,280,983 down 1,086,881; Barrick Gold 12,068,975 d…