Articles by Northern Miner Staff

52.50 (+3.29)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.60+$0.15Silver$ 4.89+$0.08…

Gold Funds as of August 24, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.69$5.35Price$7…

Exchg Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeRio AlgomT 806390 29.00 26.20 28.70 + 2.45…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 29Aug. 288Aug. 25Aug. 24Aug. 23…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,750/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.20/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.95-16.00/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.879/lb.Indium: I…

The report period Aug. 21-25 was a lethargic one, characterized by rangebound trading for base metals markets.Nickel was the only major market in which trading showed any clear sign of direction. The …

The battle for control of Rio Algom (rom-t) is keeping mining analysts busy in what would otherwise be a quiet Canadian summer. Talk on the street is that Noranda (nor-t) will boost its $24.50-per-sha…

BHP World Minerals, a division of Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N), will join Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) in exploring the Kalimba copper-cobalt properties in the Zambian copperbelt.BHP can earn an initia…

Higher production costs left River Gold Mines (RIV-T) with a loss of $1.6 million (or 5 per share) in the three months ended June 30.River, which took in revenue of $8 million during the quarter, los…

Sept. 6 Goldhunter — annual, general, special; 4:15 p.m., Ont. Club, Commerce Court South, TorontoSept. 7 Aurado Expl. — specialSept. 7 Trans Hex — annual, special; 10 a.m., Ste. 2100,…

Sept. 13-15 16th Canadian Tunnelling Conference — Organizer: Tunelling Association of Canada. Delta Centre-ville Hotel, Montreal, Que. Contact: France Goupil. Fax: (514) 521-4128. E-mail: gprmtl@…