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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 23, 2000)
62.58 (-4.60)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 23, 2000)
43.79 (-0.57)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
GOLD FUNDS (October 23, 2000)
Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.17$5.49Price$7.25$4.99Discount40.43%…
Staff Investment Policy (October 23, 2000)
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…
High oil prices trigger fund liquidation in base metals markets
The period Oct. 9-13 saw no improvement in base metals markets. After the previous week’s falls, prices continued to slide across the board as oil and stock market shocks caused further fund liquidati…
Junior companies scan Guatemala for yellow metal
The end of a 36-year-old civil war, combined with favourable revisions to the national mining code, has paved the way for junior explorers to evaluate the untapped mineral potential of Guatemala.Among…
Luicho drill results clobber Pacific Rim
Results from the first 19 holes drilled on the highly touted Luicho prospect in southern Peru indicate that the gold mineralization is confined to only a portion of the upper sandstone unit in the Cen…
Manhattan’s Tambo Grande takes shape in northern Peru
Combined, the TG-1, TG-3 and B-5 precious-metal-bearing base-metal deposits in the Tambo Grande region of northern Peru rank among the world’s largest volcanogenic massive sulphide camps. And with tot…
New projects ensure Chile’s top-tier status
Although the pace of development has slowed since the mid-1990s, when several large copper mines entered production, new bulk-minable deposits are helping Chile maintain its position as the world’s la…
Summo advances Terrazas
Encouraged by positive drill results, Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has ordered a prefeasibility study of its Terrazas copper-zinc property in northern Mexico.Since drilling began, in July, Summo has drilled…
Teck president to speak at Vancouver CIM luncheon
Steven Dean, president of Teck and executive chairman of PacMin Mining, will speak at a luncheon hosted by the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum on Oct. 26…