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…
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…
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…
The final day of the Feb. 27-March 5 report period saw the Bank of England dump another 643,200 oz. gold on the open market. The bank’s latest auction fetched US$296.50 for every ounce sold and was 3….
Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has signed an agreement with Noranda (NRD-T) whereby either company can initiate the sale of Inmet’s 3.3% net proceeds interest in the Antamina zinc-copper mine in Peru.Inmet’s pu…
The year 2001 presented some ups and downs for Nunavut’s mining industry, the most prominent being mine-closure announcements and a possible diamond rush.Last year, the Lupin gold mine, in the Northwe…
Noranda’s (NRD-T) 62%-owned base metal subsidiary, Novicourt (NOV-T), turned in a subdued performance during the last three months of 2001.The junior producer posted net earnings of $600,000 (or 2 pe…
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…
The biggest surprise of the Feb. 20-26 report period was the sudden departure of long-time Falconbridge president and CEO Oyvind Hushovd, which apparently was related to a conflict with the management…
It’s annual-report season, and given the difficult trading conditions of late, it isn’t surprising that many companies are reporting mixed results. What is cause for concern, however, is that most min…
Vancouver — Mining students in British Columbia will compete for the coveted Turnbull Cup on Feb. 28 at the awards dinner of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (Vancouver bran…
Vancouver — Faced with an oversupply of zinc on the world market, Teck Cominco (TEK-T) plans to trim production by 55,000 tonnes in 2002.The Cajamarquilla zinc refinery in Peru, owned 82% by the majo…
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