Northern Miner Indices (June 18, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
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Gold regains lost ground
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average sunk 227.46 points, or 2%, to close at 10,948.38 for the report period ended June 12, while spot gold on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchan…
Starfield extends West zone at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — Drill results from the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum-palladium property, in Nunavut, indicate that the geological resource will be greatly expanded at the West zone.Starfiel…
AngloGold expands Cresson mine
Denver — The Cresson gold mine, part of the Cripple Creek & Victor joint venture, southwest of Colorado’s Pikes Peak, is producing ore at greater than its design capacity.Originally designed to crush…
Homestake buys Aussie project from Rio Tinto
Denver — In return for US$27.6 million, Homestake Mining (HM-N) will acquire the Cowal project in New South Wales, Australia, from North Gold (WA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto (RTP-N).Acco…
Few bright spots in down market
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 136.70 points, or 1.2%, to 11,175.84 during the report period ended June 5, while spot gold slumped to US$265.70 on the Comex division of the New Yor…
Junior explores for Pipeline’s roots
Denver — Toronto geologist John Gardiner believes he holds the key to a major reinterpretation of the geology of Crescent Valley in central Nevada — a revision that could not only resolve long-stand…
Northern Miner Indices (June 04, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Northern Miner Indices (May 28, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Market catches gold fever
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average surged again after a brief respite, climbing 384.27 points, or 3.5%, to 11,257.24, its highest point in 15 months. The Nasdaq hit 2313.85.Spot gold on the Ne…
Northern Miner Indices (May 21, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Gold weathers latest auction
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 10.54 points, or 0.01%, to 10,872.97 for the report period ended May 15, despite a 0.5% interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.However, spot go…