Native teachers to attend BC workshop
The British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines will expend $60,000 in an effort to encourage teachers from aboriginal communities to attend a workshop about mining and minerals.Participants will at…
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New economy shivers in dark . . . Old economy rides to rescue
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the image of technology whiz-kids and their billionaire bosses shivering and staring at blank computer screens in California’s Silicon Valley speaks volume…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JAN. 24-30
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 14252 35.62 33.50 35.42 +1.48…
Spot Prices Wed. January 31, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$266.20+$0.50Silver$ 4.79+$0.02Platinum$605.00-$7.00…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 05, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 30/01 (change from Jan. 23 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium392900…
Exchange Rates (February 05, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 26Jan. 25Jan. 24US$ in C$1.49851.50091.50631.5…
Staff Investment Policy (February 05, 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…
Lead, copper and zinc post gains
Some short-term relief looks likely for metals prices as three factors — volatile nearby spreads, an improving technical picture, and production cuts stemming from California’s power shortages — con…
Market eyes rate cut
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 231.39 points, or 2.2%, to 10,881.20 during the report period ended Jan. 30, in anticipation of the 0.5% interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserv…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JAN. 24-30
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 504827 35.62 33.50 35.42 +1.48…
NAP builds new mine over bones of old
Thunder Bay, Ont. — Lac des les, Canada’s only primary platinum group metal (PGM) mine, has been transformed from the proverbial sow’s ear into a silk purse by record prices for palladium and by an …
Drill results add shine to Marlin
Encouraging results from a second round of diamond drilling by Francisco Gold (FGX-V) have contributed to the bulk-minable potential of a gold-silver prospect at the Marlin property in western Guatema…