Exchange Rates (January 01, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 22Dec. 21Dec. 20US$ in C$HolidayHoliday1.51671.51851.5219C$ in US$Holiday Holiday0.65930.65850.6570EXCHANGE RATES…
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Northern Miner Indices (January 01, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoR…
Metal Prices (January 01, 2001)
DateDec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 22 Dec. 21Dec. 20BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)AluminiumHolidayHoliday1559/15571534.50/1535.501575/1573.50A…
Staff Investment Policy (January 01, 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…
Gabriel exec cashes in warrants
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) — Gerald Carlson, director, bought 3,50…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 01, 2001)
— 52-week –DateDec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 22Dec. 21Dec. 20High…
Goldbanks Mines defunct; Opemisca Explorers became Campbell Resources
After perusing some old files of my late father and grandmother, I came across some certificates from Goldbanks Mines and Goldbanks Kirkland Mines. I would like to do a search of this company but am n…
Cumberland gets $1.3m
Cumberland Resources (cbd-t) has closed a private placement for 1.2 million units that will bring in about $1.3 million for work at the Meadowbank gold project in Nunavut.A million of the units are be…
Discoveries by McWatters, Noranda highlight 2000
The dreary state of metal markets failed to deter several domestic explorers from advancing their projects in 2000. Leading the pack was McWatters Mining, which began the year with a fourfold increase…
Rio outlines diamond project
Denver — Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has tabled a new resource estimate for the Murowa diamond project in south-central Zimbabwe.A feasibility study confirms the presence of mineralization in three kimberlites…
Mergers dominate lacklustre year in US mining
Denver — The year 2000 began on a note of optimism for mining in the U.S. The Washington Agreement, an accord of Europe’s top bullion-holders that aims to regulate and limit sales, promised to revive…
Ranger ups stake in General
Denver — Australia’s Ranger Minerals has agreed to a second private placement in General Minerals (gnm-t), giving it a controlling stake in the Denver-based junior.Ranger will buy an additional 15 mi…