PEOPLE (August 14, 2000)
Mountain Province — David Siegel appointed director.Tiberon — Raymond Morley appointed director.Weda Bay — Stephen Redmond appointed project manager.
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (August 14, 2000)
68.94 (-0.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (August 14, 2000)
47.39 (-0.36)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (August 14, 2000)
Gold Funds as of August 3, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.70$5.48Price$7.
MEETINGS (August 14, 2000)
Aug. 16 Menika — annual; 2 p.m., Ste 900, 525 Seymour St., VancouverAug. 17 Fairstar — annual, special; 4 p.m., Ste. 502, 3883 St-Jean Blvd., Dollard des OrmeauxAug. 17 Hathor Expl. –…
Copper, aluminum take a tumble
Trading data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission indicate that speculative interest in copper is at its highest level in the past six months, so markets could be vulnerable to long liquidati…
Defending globalization
Some used the good old-fashioned bullhorn, while others pontificated on alternative radio. And a few wrote passionate essays in avant-garde magazines denouncing globalization and praising American Pre…
AMF options Kipushi to Zincor
Jean-Raymond Boulle’s America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) has signed an option agreement with Zincor, a subsidiary of South Africa’s Iscor, to redevelop the dormant, high-grade Kipushi zinc-copper mine in …
Africa’s vast potential stressed at Geita opening
The time has come for Africa’s gold-producing nations to band together in order to compete effectively in the global economy, according to Bobby Godsell, chief executive officer of AngloGold (AU-N).”M…
Output of zinc, refined lead up
In May 2000, Canada’s production of refined lead, zinc, primary copper and potash increased over May 1999. However, a decrease was reported in the production of gold, silver, refined copper, nickel, p…
PolyMet sets record straight
The article on PolyMet Mining in your July 24-30 issue contains an error regarding the private placements of North Ltd.The article states that “the first tranche of the private placement consists of $…
The little trains that can
Different people sometimes see the same thing differently.Consider the coal trains in British Columbia that trundle south from Elk Valley, in the southeast, to Roberts Bank, near Vancouver. When the “…