Alma, Magnola startups highlight year in Quebec
While there were no mine openings in Quebec in 2000, the industry could draw some cheer from the startup, in the latter half of the year, of two major metallurgical plants.In October, just 32 months a…
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Northern Miner Indices (January 08, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7…
Markets nosedive into new year
Stock trading on the first business day of 2001 was decidedly rocky, as fear of a slowdown in the U.S. economy spread north of the border and took its toll on markets here.The bellwether Toronto Stock…
Golds rise above broad market woes
Dragged down again by a troubled industrial sector, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index sank 251.43 points over the Nov. 15-21 report period to end the week at 9,013.86.Fairing a good deal better wer…
Northern Miner Indices (November 27, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Bema gets squeezed by senior partners
Although gold prices remained below US$267 per oz. during the Nov. 8-15 report period, there was a steady stream of news from both major and junior gold companies.Down 5 to 41, Vancouver-based Bema …
Northern Miner Indices (November 20, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Juniors keep busy as gold slips below US$270
Gold stepped back into the spotlight during the Nov. 1-7 report period, as the Bank of England auctioned another 804,000 oz. (25 tonnes) at an allotment price of US$264.30 per oz.While the amount offe…
Northern Miner Indices (November 06, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6…
Breakwater eyes Oued Amizour
A letter-of-intent agreement with an Algerian geological agency sets the stage for Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) to earn up to a 90% interest in the Oued Amizour zinc project, 10 km from the port city …
Latest UK auction drives brief gold rally
During the March 15-21 report period, attention in the gold market was directed toward the Bank of England’s latest gold auction, held on March 21.The bank sold 25 tonnes (803,600 oz.) for US$285.25 p…
Breakwater buys Cambior’s zinc mines
For US$48 million, zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) has agreed to buy Cambior’s (CBJ-T) wholly owned Bouchard-Hebert and Langlois zinc-copper mines in northwestern Quebec.The deal also includes…