Jean Elizabeth Wegenast
Jean Elizabeth “Zibby” Wegenast, wife of mining engineer and university professor William Wegenast, has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 73.Born in Newfoundland, she was the daugh…
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ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeKinross GoldT243563.272.843.04-0.06…
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Nunavut’s potential
Nunavut is becoming known as an “under-explored” region with high mineral potential. The success of the Polaris and Nanisivik zinc mines and the reopening of the Lupin gold mine demonstrate the feasib…
Profitable Eldorado advances Turkish, Brazilian assets
Vancouver — Having completed a $25-million equity placement and improved its balance sheet, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is looking to advance its projects in Turkey and Brazil.During the first quarter of 2…
Foxpoint fires up Macassa
Foxpoint Resources (FPR-V) has resumed gold production at the Macassa mill in Kirkland Lake, Ont.On a daily basis, the mill is running through 1,100 tons of tailings from the Lakeshore property. The t…
Concentrator boosts PGM output at Lac des les
With the new concentrator at its Lac des les mine in Ontario nearing capacity, North American Palladium (PDL-T) almost tripled production during the first quarter.The concentrator received more than …
Partners table Los Filos resource (May 20, 2002)
Vancouver — Partners Teck Cominco (TEK-T) and Miranda Mining (MRM-V) have tabled a new resource estimate for the large Los Filos gold deposit in Mexico’s Guerrero state.Based on 438 holes comprising …
Mazarin sees revenue grow
The acquisition of a half-interest in the Niobic niobium mine in Quebec enabled Mazarin (MAZ-T) to generate greater revenue in the first quarter of 2002 than in the corresponding period of last year.T…
Spot Prices Wed. May 15, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$307.50-$3.40Silver$ 4.60-$0.02Platinum$537.00+$…
Northern Miner Indices (May 20, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…
Daily Metal Prices (May 20, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMay 14May 13May 10May 9May 8Aluminium…