Partners find more veins
Partners Eastmain Resources (ER-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem have discovered six parallel gold-bearing quartz-tourmaline veins during stripping and drilling at their Clearwater property in no…
2000
Inca tests Peruvian tin
Having farmed-out most of its own properties, Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) has turned its attention to a high-grade tin prospect owned by Peruvian-based Minsur.The Santo Domingo prospect lies 20 km w…
Looming slowdown triggers liquidation
The report period Dec. 11-15 saw a bout of liquidation in metals markets, inspired by worse-than-expected U.S. economic data. As a result, prices fell back — nickel, by 2.9%; tin, by 1.7%; and lead, …
Select juniors offer upside potential
As tax-loss selling draws to a close, so does the opportunity to take advantage of a seasonal weakness in the junior mineral resource market before liquidation dries up by year-end. With this in mind,…
De Beers committed to Kennady Lake
In an attempt to enhance the economics of the Kennady Lake project in the Northwest Territories, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) will carry out additional bulk sampling of the two highest-value …
EVENTS (December 25, 2000)
Jan. 1-31, 2001 33rd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference — Ottawa. Contact R.J. MacDonald. Tel: (613) 996-2283. Fax: (613) 996-9041.Jan. 11-13 Western Inter-University Geological Conference…
Tulawaka yields more gold
Drilling on the Tulawaka gold property in northern Tanzania has revealed more high-grade results for partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Minires du Nord (MDN-T).Recent results include 134.7 grams per t…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (December 25, 2000)
77.11 (+1.77)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
LME WHSE LEVELS (December 25, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 19/00 (change from Dec. 12 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium298925(…
Hecla sells non-core assets
Denver — Hecla Mining (HL-N) has agreed to sell its ball clay and kaolin division to Toronto’s Zemex (ZMX-T) for US$68 million.The Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based miner will use the proceeds to pay down b…
Placer explores Madsen
Placer Dome (PDG-T) is gearing up to explore the 40-sq.-km Madsen gold project in Red Lake, Ont.The major, which operates the nearby Campbell gold mine, can earn a 55% interest from Claude Resources (…
Golds shine amid market downturn
It has been a while, but gold lived up to its reputation as a safe haven during the Dec. 13-19 report period, as a weakening U.S. dollar prompted gold-buying overseas.The buying came amid the U.S. Fed…