Tri Origin resumes hunt
Junior Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-T) has raised $150,000 by issuing 1 million flow-through shares. Consequently, its outstanding shares have increased to 14.8 million.Proceeds are earmarked for diamo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
October gold output slips
In October 2000, Canada’s production of silver, nickel, copper, refined lead, refined zinc and potash was higher than it was in the comparable period of the previous year.The increase in reported in P…
Placer options Peruvian gold target
Denver — Placer Dome can acquire a majority interest in the Santa Rosa gold property in southern Peru from Vancouver-based Andean American Mining (AAG-V).Under an option agreement, Placer can earn an…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JAN. 3-9
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 752175 35.75 31.31 32.38 +0.12…
Pele discovers more stones
Junior Pele Mountain Resources (YPN-V) has uncovered a third diamond showing at its Festival property, near Wawa, Ont.Nine stones, seven of which represent fragments of clear-white diamonds and the ot…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JAN. 3-9
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 23233 35.75 31.31 32.38 +0.12…
Nearco formed to explore Thunder Bay
An agreement between Abitibi-Consolidated and Normiska (NCO-V), paves the way for the latter, a horticultural company, to acquire 1,942 sq. km. in the Thunder Bay region of Ontario.Subject to final do…
Tiberon bullish on Vietnamese property
Vancouver — Investors are showing increasing interest in Calgary-based Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V), which is stepping up exploration of its Nui Phao property in northeastern Vietnam. The property has be…
San Martin success adds to allure of Glamis Gold
The newly constructed San Martin mine, which will likely become the flagship operation of Glamis Gold (GLG-T), made its first shipment of gold from Honduras in mid-December 2000.The 4,000-oz. shipment…
Spot Prices Wed. January 10, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$266.70-$2.30Silver$ 4.53 $0.00Platinum$637.00+$23.00…
Northern Miner Indices (January 15, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
Exchange Rates (January 15, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 9Jan. 8Jan. 5Jan. 4Jan. 3US$ in C$1.49741.49481.49781.4983…