Producer and Dealer Prices (November 06, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,630/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.70/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.00-16.80/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8485/lb.Indium: I…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Dow leaves miners behind
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average bounded up 578.07 points, or 5.6%, during the report period ended Oct. 31, erasing losses from two weeks ago, though mining issues were mixed.Spot gold on th…
Jittery western market loses ground
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted losses on all fronts during the report period ended Oct. 31. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 66.57 points, or 2%, to finish the week …
Pacific Rim drops Luicho
Following the completion of 42 drill holes and with a November payment of US$400,000 looming, Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) has nixed its option to buy the high-profile Luicho gold project in southern Pe…
Silver catalysts improve products
Silver catalysts are used to eliminate unwanted chemical reactions and their byproducts in industrial processes, such as plastic-making. However, after long periods of use, these catalysts become inef…
Northern Miner Indices (November 06, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 06, 2000)
DateOct. 31Oct. 30Oct. 27Oct. 26Oct. 25HighLowTSE 3009639.579253.
Inmet turns profit in quarter
Earnings at Inmet Mining (IMN-T) were steady in the third quarter despite changes in accounting procedures that kept profits from the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea off the books. The company earned…
Refugio’s fate in doubt as losses mount
Despite the best efforts of partners Kinross Gold (K-T) and Bema Gold (BGO-T), the Refugio mine in Chile’s Maricunga district seems unable to turn a profit in today’s brutal price environment.Represen…
Goldcorp cuts ribbon at reborn Red Lake mine
It began life in 1948 as Dickenson Mines’ Arthur White gold mine and went on to produce more than 3.1 million oz. without interruption until a strike forced a shutdown in 1996. Recently, under the own…
Correction (October 30, 2000)
In our report on Anaconda Nickel’s Murrin Murrin project in Australia (T.N.M. Oct. 9/00), mine geologist Tim Markwell was incorrectly identified as Tim Blackwell.
Partners update Duck Pond resources
Partners Thundermin Resources (THR-T) and Queenston Mining (QMI-T) have announced the preliminary results of a bankable feasibility study under way at the high-grade Duck Pond copper-zinc massive-sulp…