Bottenbacken drilling set for August
Vancouver — With new surface sample results in hand, a subsidiary of Poplar Resources (PPX-V) is gearing up for an…
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Candente eyes financing
Vancouver — In order to fund a 2,000-metre drill program over the Caariaco copper project in Peru, Candente Resou…
Trading Summary (July 16, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange opened lower on Monday and stayed the course through the day, ending 121.93 points lower…
Staff Investment Policy (July 16, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Summer holidays keep prices suppressed
The deterioration in base metals prices continued across the board during the report period July 2-6. The only variation was the scale of price falls, which ranged from a 0.2% fall in aluminum cash pr…
The Northern Miner North American Mining Index (July 16, 2001)
68.22 (-0.17)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner Small Producers Index (July 16, 2001)
50.55 (-0.87)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (July 16, 2001)
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut — Recently cashed up and determined to expand resources at its Ferguson Lake copper/nickel/cobalt/platinum-group-metals property in Nunavut, Starfield Resources (SRU-V) is churn…
Juniors test waters in British Columbia
A recent change in government is fuelling optimism and a modest revival of exploration in British Columbia. Mining executives say the government’s promises to streamline permitting procedures and impr…
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GOLD FUNDS (July 16, 2001)
Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.49$5.06Price$9.75$4.80Discount27.725.10Val…
BacTech puts copper technology to test
Monterrey, Mexico — Having spent the past 15 years developing bioleach applications to treat refractory sulphide gold ores, only to see gold prices plummet to historic lows, BacTech Enviromet (YBA-V)…