Producer and Dealer Prices (January 29, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.45-13.75/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.8485/lb.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Kennecott, Montello eye targets in Manitoba
Based on results from regional till sampling and follow-up airborne magnetic geophysics on the Poplar diamond project in Manitoba, Kennecott Canada Exploration and its partner, Montello Resources (MEO…
Torngat yields larger gems
The AD2 site at Twin Mining’s (TWG-T) Torngat diamond property, on the Ungava Peninsula of northern Quebec, has yielded its largest diamond yet.AD2 is one of two sites from which 8-tonne samples of th…
Low prices hit Placer Dome
The harsh realities of operating gold mines in a stagnant low-price environment have forced Placer Dome (PDG-T) to write down the value of certain assets and reduce reserves and resources at various e…
CDNX continues bull run (January 29, 2001)
Canada’s junior exchange ended the Jan. 17-23 period on an up-note, with all indices posting gains. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 78.1 points, or 2.5%, and closed the period …
LME Warehouse Levels (January 22, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 16/01 (change from Jan. 9 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium351725(…
EXCHANGE RATES (January 22, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)b>DateJan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 12Jan. 11Jan. 10US$ in C$…
Cambior streamlines debt load
After more than a year of twists and turns, Cambior (CBJ-T) has finally completed an extensive restructuring, shedding most of its non-gold assets and streamlining its debt load and hedge book.The res…
Freewest, Sparton persevere at Folson Lake PGM property
Partners Freewest Resources (FWR-M) and Sparton Resources (YSP-V) will begin another round of drilling at their Folson Lake platinum group metals (PGM) property, near Sudbury, Ont.Folson Lake covers 3…
Anaconda exercises Magistral option
Vancouver — Having completed an internal scoping study of Inca Pacific Resources’ (IP-V) Magistral porphyry-skarn project in northern Peru, Anaconda Peru is continuing its exploration effort.As part …
Ventersdorp study under way
In preparation for their proposed merger, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) have initiated a prefeasibility study at the latter’s Ventersdorp diamond project in South Afri…
Rubicon still hopeful at Lewis Lake
Vancouver — Despite disappointing results from a 13-hole drilling phase, Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T) intends to persevere at its Lewis Lake base metal property in north-central NewfoundlandThe 2,534-met…