Claude, Corner Bay top picks in junior sector
The high-tech boom may be almost over on North American equity markets, but junior mining companies are still having a tough time getting noticed by investors. Even smaller brokerage firms that once f…
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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 06, 2001)
DateJuly 24July 23July 20July 19July 18HighLowTSE 3007689.697641.327682.167602.577623.82…
Boliden’s losses narrow in quarter
The losses of cash-strapped Swedish-Canadian miner Boliden (BOL-T) shrank in the latest quarter, thanks to increased mining and smelting production.For the three months ended June 30, the company post…
High River boosts output
In the first half of the year, Toronto-based High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) produced a record amount of gold at lower costs at its 50%-owned New Britannia mine in Manitoba, and at the mines of JCS Bury…
Argosy inks major deal with Noril’sk
Just days before its rights to the Nakety and Bogota nickel-cobalt concessions in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia were set to expire, Argosy Minerals (AGY-V) announced it had brought Rus…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JULY 25-31
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 548533 40.00 37.00 39.23 + 2.00…
Kinross to test depth of Goose (August 06, 2001)
Kinross Gold (K-T) has begun drilling at the Goose Lake deposit of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T). It is the largest of six deposits that constitute the George Lake project in Nunavut.Kinross can earn…
Richmont bleeds red ink
Vancouver — Yet another junior producer feeling the pinch of historically low gold prices is Richmont Mines (RIC-T), which posted a loss of $4.35 million (or 29 per share) in the quarter ended June …
Mining index suffers summer slump
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the report period ended July 31, with the mining index slipping considerably. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index lost 10.69 points, or…
Northern Miner Indices (August 06, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
Metal Prices (August 06, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 31July 30July 27July 26July 25Aluminium1378/14…
Old Rio mines bolster BHP-Billiton
Added production from mines acquired in the Rio Algom takeover nudged BHP-Billiton’s (BHP-N) copper production past the 1-million-tonne mark for the fiscal year ended June 30.The newly merged miner’s …