Exchange Rates (June 12, 2000)
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Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (June 12, 2000)
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Spot Prices, Wed. June 7, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$286.95+$14.70Silver$ 5.05+$0.15…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 12, 2000)
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Fund liquidation brings base metals to earth
Base metals prices suffered two waves of heavy fund liquidation during the report period May 29-June 2. The first came early, in response to the surprise settlement at Inco’s Sudbury, Ont., operations…
Falco, Opawica drill Whitestar
In Ontario’s Timmins camp, a deep hole is testing for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits on strike with the similar-type Kidd Creek deposit.The 2,200-metre hole is being sunk on the Whitestar Sout…
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Newmont’s Gold Quarry gets new lease on life
The Gold Quarry pit, situated in Nevada’s Carlin trend, faced a shutdown in the second quarter. However, higher-than-anticipated drill assays and the startup of the bio-milling circuit have increased …
Nevada Pacific sets standard for junior exploration in sagebrush state
With a portfolio of eight early-stage projects, Vancouver-based Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) is one of the few exploration companies in Nevada focused purely on gold.The company’s strategy is to conduc…
Claude at break-even in first quarter
Unlike some of its competitors, Claude Resources (CRJ-T) managed to stay out of the red during the quarter ended March 31 . . . but only by a hair.The company’s Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan’s La R…
Nevada showcase for Barrick’s exploration prowess
While conventional wisdom has it that senior companies don’t find mines, those perpetuating this notion sometimes forget to take into account the deposits found by producers in sight of their existing…