Producers rise with yellow metal
Despite little substantive news from the bullion markets over the report period ended Feb. 25, gold prices still managed to stage a significant rally and closed up $5 to just under US$300 per oz.The U…
Coeur Mining Inc
Northern Miner Indices (March 04, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Minin…
Northern Miner Indices (February 25, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Newmont rises to the top
The volume leader among all the miners during the report period was Newmont Mining, which finally won control of both Normandy Mining and Franco-Nevada Mining, making it the the world’s largest gold m…
Northern Miner Indices (February 18, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Coeur ramp cuts high grade at Cerro Bayo (February 11, 2002)
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has cut new high-grade gold and silver mineralization at its Cerro Bayo property in southern Chile.During construction of the upper access ramp, the Idaho-based company cut…
Northern Miner Indices (February 11, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Phelps Dodge bleeds red
The world’s second-biggest copper producer, U.S.-based Phelps Dodge, was the newsmaker of the week as it posted a US$275-million loss in 2001 on revenue of US$4 billion, compared with US$29 million ea…
Northern Miner Indices (February 04, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Northern Miner Indices (January 28, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Mixed week in US trading
In the face of declining base and precious metals, a number of U.S.-listed mining majors still managed to trade higher over the report period, as investors showed interest in old-economy cyclicals.BHP…
Northern Miner Indices (January 21, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…