Placer takes shine to Grayd’s White Gold
Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) has inked a deal to earn a 51% stake in White Gold project, near Tok, Alaska. In return, the major must pay the vendor, Grayd Resource (GYD-V), US$3.1 million over fou…
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Miners feared dead in Zambia
As many as 10 miners are thought to be dead following a landslide at the Nchanga open pit, near the city of Chingola in north-central Zambia.Recovery operations are under way, though Benedict Chileshe…
Christian von Hessert
Christian von Hessert, chairman of Toronto-based Laramide Resources, has died. He was 59.Born in 1941 in New York, N.Y., von Hessert was a graduate of Columbia University and in 1971 received his mast…
News – 09-APR-01
Correction (April 09, 2001)
Kenneth Kutz, author of Gold Fever and Untold Wealth: Canada’s Mineral Heritage, is alive and residing in Connecticut. Incorrect information appeared in our issue of March 19-25.
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 09, 2001)
66.50 (-1.56)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (April 09, 2001)
47.92 (+2.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (April 09, 2001)
Gold Funds as of March 29, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.64$5.27Price$6.90$4.71…
Staff Investment Policy (April 09, 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…
Turning point may be in sight
The report period March 26-30 saw metal prices decline further. The copper market registered its disappointment at the scale of Phelps Dodge’s long-awaited production cuts by sending the London Metal …
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Vancouver loses in TSE-CDNX deal
A venture capital market is much more than its buildings and brokers, or even its listings and trading volumes. It’s a bastion of free enterprise, a launching pad for entrepreneurs willing to put thei…