INVESTMENT COMMENTARY
Mining analysts Graeme Currie and Andrew Muir of Canaccord Capital are advising investors to focus on junior exploration companies that have strong management and the funding in place for active, high…
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GOLD FUNDS (January 17, 2000)
Gold Funds as of Jan. 6, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.75$5.54Price$8.40…
High-tech theatre coming to a town near you
The federal government will contribute $200,000 for the building of a portable theatre to educate the public about mining in Canada.Billed as the Great Canadian Mine Show, the theatre will be housed i…
Nevada, Quebec tops spots for exploration
Nevada and Quebec are the most attractive places to explore for minerals in the world, according to a study by the Fraser Institute.The Vancouver-based research group based its findings on mineral pot…
Cambior aims to boost production in 2000
Still trying to survive a close encounter with the nasty side of a hedging program, Cambior (CBJ-T) has cracked the whip over its global roster of gold mines.The Quebec-based miner reported operating …
Noront reports base metal discovery
Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) has reported the dicovery of a base metal showing at its claims in the Lac Rocher area of northwestern Quebec.The showing is hosted in an assemblage of paragneis…
METALS COMMENTARY (January 17, 2000)
Metals markets have been demonstrating resilience in global financial markets, which began the new millennium in a nervous mood.Like the high-tech stocks, base metals prices enjoyed a rapid rise towar…
Cantex awaits assays for Yemen prospects
Assays from drilling carried out on two prospects in northwestern Yemen — one gold, the other polymetallic — are expected this month, reports Cantex Mine Development (CD-V).The company, run by geolo…
NAP tables study for Lac des les expansion
Armed with a positive feasibility study, North American Palladium (PDL-T) plans to seek financing and environmental permits for an expansion of the Lac des les open-pit mine, 85 km north of Thunder B…
Mansfield granted title to Rio Grande
A court in Argentina has granted Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) title to the 135-sq.-km Rio Grande copper-gold property.The junior says it will seek a partner to explore the property, situated in the nort…
Economic anarchy
At the start of the 20th century, anarchists sought to destabilize the Western World by hatching a myriad of diabolical plots to murder members of royal families and prominent politicians. William McK…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS: Quemont
The name “Quemont” evokes many memories for me. The Quebec property is immediately north of the big Noranda Mines discovery that put Rouyn-Noranda on the mining map. However, according to experts at t…