Int’l Curator targets Hunt property
Vancouver — International Curator Resources (IC-T) has kicked off a 5,000-metre diamond drill campaign at the Assean Lake gold project, 120 km northeast of Thompson, Man.About 3,000 metres (eight hol…
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Diamondex explores Slave
Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) has put aside $1.2 million to explore the newly acquired Peregrine property in the north Slave Craton of Nunavut.Diamondex was among the first of about 30 companies to acqu…
Block J reveals more gems (February 18, 2002)
An independent sampling program funded by Afri-Can Marine Minerals (AFA-V) and Woduna Mining Holding has recovered several more diamonds from the Block J marine concession in Namibia.De Beers Marine, …
De Beers gains patch on Baffin Island
News that the Canadian exploration division of De Beers has tied up more than 28,000 sq. km in prospecting permits across northern Baffin Island could put the spotlight on Twin Mining’s (TWG-T) Jackso…
Northern Empire, Stornoway add to holdings
Under a cloak of secrecy, partners Northern Empire Minerals (NEM-V) and Stornoway Ventures (SWV) have acquired two properties totalling more than 4,000 sq. km in northern Canada.Northern Empire Presid…
Great Basin boosts Ivanhoe (February 18, 2002)
Vancouver — The jump in the price of the yellow metal has prompted Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) to increase the net present value forecast for the Ivanhoe property in Nevada’s Carlin trend.Based on the c…
Northern Miner Indices (February 18, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Daily Metal Prices (February 18, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateFeb. 12Feb. 11Feb. 8Feb. 7Feb. 6Aluminium1370.50/13…
Newmont enjoys robust quarter
Vancouver – The world’s largest gold miner ended 2001 on a strong note and expects 2002 to be even better.Newmont Mining (NEM-T) posted a profit of US$20.2 million (or US10 per share) in the fourth q…
Lending Rates (February 18, 2002)
as of 4 pm ET, Feb. 12, 2002 (%)Bank of Canada2.25Canadian Prime3.75U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75…
Spot Prices Wed. February 13, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$297.40-$0.05Silver$ 4.44-$0.04Platinum$467.00+$…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 18, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 12 (change from Feb. 5 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium875450(+10…