EVENTS (October 30, 2000)
Nov. 3-4 PGM Exploration — Short course. Organizers: Laurentian University, University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario. To be held at Laurentian University Campus, Sudbury, Ont. Tel: (70…
News
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Oct. 18-24
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 450104 25.62 23.19 24.94 – 1.06…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 30, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 24/00 (change from Oct. 17 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium337375(…
News – 30-OCT-00 (October 30, 2000)
TOP 20 – Oct. 18 – 24Alcoa* N 18049 25.62 23.19 24.94 – 1.06William Res T 7090 0.12 0.10 0.12 + 0.01Franco-Nev T 6887 13.60 12.55 13.30 + 0.80Alcan T 6534 46.75 43.05 45.35 …
Kinross prepares for go-ahead at True North
Kinross Gold (K-T) is awaiting final permits to begin construction at the True North gold deposit in Alaska’s Fairbanks district.The company has budgeted US$18 million to construct this satellite depo…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 30, 2000)
DateOct. 24Oct. 23Oct. 20Oct. 19Oct. 18HighLowTSE 30010352.1010472.9610485.2010231.639926.7811401.976996.02Mines & Minerals3328.303270.3632…
Juniors flock to Alaska for PGMs
Although most of the activity by junior companies in Alaska has been for gold, exploration for platinum group elements is decidedly on the upswing.In the late 1990s, when the price of platinum and pal…
BC peak deemed more fitting
I agree with the points you make in the editorial “Mount Logan forever” (T.N.M., Oct. 16-22) regarding the re-naming of Mount Logan to honour the memory of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.Althoug…
Gold-as-money
Is gold the mortal enemy of central bankers? Lawrence Parks, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME), believes so. What’s more, he says the world’s banker…
Guyana hits high grade
A hole drilled by Guyana Goldfields (YGI-V) at the Aurora concession in Guyana, South America, has returned 63 ft. grading 1.35 oz. gold per ton.The program is testing the strike length of the Aleck H…
Green Creek explores new ground
The operators of the Greens Creek polymetallic mine, in southeastern Alaska, have resumed exploration drilling following a brief hiatus.Over the past year, Kennecott Minerals, a division of the mine’s…
Falling prices hurt big gold producers
The Toronto Stock Exchange recovered strongly over the report period Oct. 18-24, but the mining stocks were largely left in the dust. The TSE 300 composite index closed at 10,352.10 points, up 219.54 …