East wins Keevil hockey match
The eastern Prospectors All-Stars beat the western Miner Selects 18-14 in the Norm Keevil Memorial Hockey Game, held during the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada….
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Precious metals rise in tandem on eastern markets
Precious metals took the spotlight during the March 20-26 report period, with gold, silver, platinum and palladium all rising in London bullion markets.Gold appreciated an impressive $4.80 over the fi…
Northern Miner Indices (March 25, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2…
CIM talk to focus on Pogo gold project Image
The Pogo gold project in Alaska will be discussed at a gathering of the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum on March 27.Teck Cominco intends to develop the p…
TSE Rights and Warrants
Dundee Precious Metals — Wt buys C1 A sh @ $25.00 to Feb 20/04.Franco Nevada — Wt buys 4 sh @ $200.00 to Sep 15/03.Goldcorp — Wt buys C1 A sh @ $20.00 to May 13/09.Inco Lt…
TSE rises again, but producers end mixed
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGERiding the wave of positive economic news, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed 70.74 points over the March 13-19 report period to finish the week at 7,936.88.Not so for …
Resource stocks rise with the rest of market
The bulls charged ahead during the March 6-12 report period, pushing the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index up 280.02 points to 7,866.14. Even the precious metals and base metals sub-groups were up over…
Northern Miner Indices (March 18, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…
Future is bright: minister
As federal minister of natural resources, I look forward to playing a leading role in helping to improve the quality of life of Canadians through sustainable resource development. Ensuring that future…
New wave of explorers seeks Olympic Dam-type deposits
A quarter-century after the Olympic Dam discovery in Australia left geologists struggling to classify the giant oddity they’d found, a new and better-informed wave of exploration for Olympic Dam-style…
FPO Hemlo seen as ripe for consolidation
The much-anticipated consolidation that’s shaking up the gold industry is capturing the attention of investors and mining executives alike. Although most of the attention is focused on activities at t…
Northern Miner Indices (March 11, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…