Spot Prices (March 13, 2000)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$292.75-$1.00Silver$ 5.07-$0.06…
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TSE Shorts (March 13, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at February 29, 2000Larger individual positions include:Abaddon Resources 295,000 up 295,000; Abitibi-Consolidated 1,241,353 down 1,576,155; Admiral Bay Resources…
Drilling planned for Whitefish Lake property
Vancouver — Encouraged by northern Ontario’s diamond potential, Kennecott Canada Exploration has initiated diamond drilling at the Whitefish Lake and KAP properties, near Wawa.The program is testing …
Houston eyes Tib Lake palladium
Junior Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V) is performing an induced-polarization survey at its Tib Lake property, near Thunder Bay, Ont., in hopes of discovering new palladium zones.Tib Lake comprises 1,632 h…
Freeport files shelf registration
A shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could allow Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) to sell up to US$500 million in stock or debt securities.Freepo…
Sherritt posts record earnings
Buoyant nickel and oil prices combined with strong operational performance allowed Sherritt International (s-t) to post record earnings for 1999.Net earnings in 1999 were $66.6 million (or 60 per res…
Lakota nails down properties
While larger rivals are concentrating on bringing advanced projects to production, junior Lakota Resources (LAKO-C) has assembled a large land package for early-stage exploration in the Lake Victoria …
Asquith, Axmin cut gold zones in CAR
Drilling by Asquith Resources (ASQH-C) and privately held exploration company Axmin has intersected gold mineralization at the former’s Roandji property in the Central African Republic.The drilling, w…
Kudos for Klein, Harris
The howls of outrage which greeted the recent decisions of Ontario and Alberta to fund new post-secondary programs that focus on practical skills rather than liberal arts were not unexpected. Similar …
MEETINGS (March 13, 2000)
March 14 Tapajos — annual, specialMarch 15 Flame Petro — general, extraordinaryMarch 15 Twin Gold — annualMarch 16 Blue Desert. — annual, specialMarch 16…
Minera Andes hits bonanza grade
A 14-hole program of reverse-circulation drilling has intersected bonanza-grade mineralization at the Pluma/Cerro Saavadra gold property in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.Minera Andes (MAI-V) reports…
Metal Prices (March 13, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMar. 7Mar. 6Mar. 3Mar. 2…