LME Warehouse Levels (July 03, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 27/99 (change from June 20 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
De Beers makes $259-million grab for Winspear
Canada’s diamond industry has received a wake-up call from South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) in the form of an unsolicited $259-million takeover bid to acquire Winspear Resources (W…
Investors bullish on Pacific Rim
A special warrant financing will enable Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) to fund an aggressive 20,000-metre drill program at the Luicho gold project in southern Peru.The financing was oversold in a matter o…
News – 03-JUL-00
Besshi-type VMS deposits (Part I)
Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits of the Besshi type are named after deposits on the southern Japanese island of Shikoku. These deposits generally contain lower base metal concentrations th…
The Northern Miner – North American Mining Index (July 03, 2000)
73.69 (-0.35)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner – Small Producers Index (July 03, 2000)
50.13 (-4.18)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Exchange Rates (July 03, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJune 27June 26June 23June 22June 21…
Northern Miner Indices (July 03, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.0ComincoCLT-T3.9FalconbridgeFL-T8.2Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.2Freeport McMoR…
Placer ices Las Cristinas as Crystallex plans mine
‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s mine’ is the poorest kept commandment in the mining business, though few companies are as brazen as Crystallex International (KRY-T) in breaking it. The junior re…
Producer and Dealer Prices (July 03, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.23/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.95-16.40/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.8175/lb.Indium: I…
Asquith drills Roandji gold property
Asquith Resources (ASQH-C) and Axmin, a privately held exploration company, have released preliminary results from infill drilling on the 2,000-sq-km Roandji gold property, which occupies an Archean g…