Fuelcell technology cleaner
The Canadian mining industry recognizes that innovation is the best way to increase production and lower health and safety risks. Some of the ways to achieve a safe and productive work environment are…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Corner Bay updates Alamo Dorado resource
Consultants for junior explorer Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) have calculated a new resource for the Alamo Dorado silver project, in Sonora state, Mexico. The estimate shows a total resource, in all cat…
Yellow metal battered by British auction
The Sept. 13-19 report period saw another 25 tonnes of gold pour into the market from the Bank of England. The anticipated auction was oversubscribed by a rate of 2.6 times; however, this had little a…
Producers meet nickel’s high demand
The strong demand for nickel continues and Canada’s two producers, Inco and Falconbridge, are registering record levels of peacetime production.Production levels from Inco in the last half of 1950 sho…
Gold Funds (September 25, 2000)
Gold Funds as of September 14, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.73$5.41Price…
CDNX posts modest gains
Canada’s junior exchange posted a modest gain as the technology and oil-and-gas sectors helped offset losses in mining. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 40.92 points, or 1.1%, t…
Exchange Rates (September 25, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateSept. 19Sept. 18Sep. 15Sept. 14Sep. 13…
TSE Shorts (September 25, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at September 15, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 1,215,986 down 398,854; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 871,491 down 198,392; Anderson Expl. Ltd.
Metals markets show signs of nervousness
It is unlikely that these downward adjustments signal much more than consolidation in the current uptrend for prices. Technical indicators had suggested that almost all the major metals were heavily o…
Producer and Dealer Prices (September 25, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,825/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.60-16.20/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.9305/lb.Indium: I…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 25, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 19/00 (change from Sept. 12 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
EVENTS (September 25, 2000)
Oct. 6-19 Mechanized Excavation: The Next Decade Organizer: World Rock Boring Association, Sudbury, Ont. Tel: (705) 673-6572. Fax: (705) 673-6508. E-mail: bevans@nickel.laurentian.ca.