Market waits for Fed cut
Denver — The prospect of an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve held back the Dow Jones industrial average, which sank 124.19 points, or 1.2%, to 10,472.48 for the June 20-26 report period….
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Fire assaying taught in Montana
A short course in fire assaying will be held at Montana Tech, part of the University of Montana, from Aug. 19 to 24.The event, titled “Fundamentals and Applications of Fire Assay,” is being organized …
Market weakens entering summer
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 351.71 points, or 3.2%, to 10,596.67 for the report period ended June 19, as the market slipped into the summer doldrums. The Nasdaq dipped below 2,0…
Northern Miner Indices (June 25, 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….
Workers perish at Stillwater, Galena mines
Denver — An underground contract worker for Thyssen Mining Construction was killed at Stillwater Mining’s platinum-palladium mine in southwestern Montana.The miner was struck by underground mining eq…
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….
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…
Stillwater enjoys record year at mine
With a new chairman and chief executive officer at the helm, Stillwater Mining (SWG-A) is forging ahead with an ambitious expansion program at its namesake mine and East Boulder project in the Beartoo…
Idaho Cons. drills at Stillwater
Denver — In search of the JM Reef, Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) has begun drilling at the Crescent Creek and Iron Creek targets in the Stillwater complex of southwestern Montana. Initially, the …
Idaho revs up Stillwater program
A 4,000-metre drill program is testing the first of two targets outlined by Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) at the Stillwater complex in Montana.The junior, which owns 110 sq. km of ground adjacent …
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….