The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index remained steady during the report period ended Aug. 24, losing only 0.71 of a point, or 0.2%, to close at 406.51. The mining index edged up 0.88 of a point…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Aug.24/99 (change from Aug. 17 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
August 18-24, 1999CompanyExchgValue ($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlc…
McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has rebounded from a difficult first quarter and turned a small profit from its gold mines in Val d’Or, Que.During the 3-month period ended June 30, McWatters earned $863,511 …
Microdiamond analysis of material pulled from the NW dyke on the Camsell Lake property in the Northwest Territories indicates that microdiamond counts are constant over the area sampled.The project, s…
Aug 30 Blake RiverAug 30 TetraAug 31 AegeanAug 31 Big BlackfootAug 31 GalleriaAug 31 Golden TempleAug 31 JNR Res.Aug 31 Pacific TopazAug 31 Royal RockSept 1 NavasotaSept 3 Line IslandSept 7 GossanSept…
Higher production and sales resulted in a second-quarter profit for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N).The company earned US$19 million (or 12 cents per share) during the 3-month period ended June…
Wednesday August 25, 1999Courtesy of ScotiabankPrecious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$253.20- $8.30…
By producing their own gold, royalty sisters Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) are realizing higher profits.During the quarter ended June 30, the two companies jointly cranked …
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has released more encouraging drill results from the TG-3 copper-zinc-gold-silver target, part of its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru.The company is earning a 75% inte…
Infill drilling at the Alamo Dorado property in Sonora state, Mexico, is proving up what could become an open-pit, heap-leach silver mine.Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) collared nine reverse-circulation …
It has been said of Murray Pezim that he sometimes forgot who his real friends were, a failing not uncommon in people who need the stroking an entourage provides. But he always knew who his enemies we…