Without the foresight, initiative and leadership of Franc Joubin (1911-1997), the mines of Elliot Lake, Ont., might never have come about.Joubin was one of the most outstanding explorers in North Amer…
The Kenneth Kutz “Mining in Canada” collection of early mining documents, maps and postcards will be sold at an auction at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on March 24.The collection, which spans f…
The Ontario government will spend $50,000 to promote awareness of mining among elementary school students.The Toronto-based Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) will use the money to …
Drilling by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) on the Buffalo Hills property in north-central Alberta has uncovered another kimberlite.The discovery, known as K281, occurs 15 km southeast of kimberlite K…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 13/01 (change from March 6 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium467400…
Lower head grades at its flagship El Valle open-pit mine in northwestern Spain have taken a bit of the edge off the production numbers of Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T).During 2000, Rio Narcea produced…
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,320/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.22/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.00/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.8115/lb.
Polished diamond exports from Israel rose 19% in 2000, to a record level of US$5.3 billion.”Exceeding the US$5-billion mark in polished exports is a great accomplishment, firmly establishing Israel’s …
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8 March 7US$ in C$…
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Junior Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) is embarking on a 20,000-metre drill program as it searches for copper-nickel-platinum group metals (PGM) on projects in Ontario and Quebec.Having run up as high as $8.1…
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