2000

Sept. 25-26 6th Annual Conference on Environmental Law & Regulation in Alberta — Calgary, Alta. Contact Canadian Institute. Tel: (877) 927-7936. Web site: www.canadianinstitute.com.

Canada’s junior exchange finished the trading week ended Sept. 12 flat, with losses in the technology index offset by gains in the mining and oil and gas sectors. This is a reversal of the trend at th…

I recently read The Great Years by Lewis Green, on the history of the Bridge River gold mines in British Columbia. Green, a former Geological Survey of Canada geologist, begins by outlining the early …

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 12/99 (change from Sept. 5 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…

With a bankable feasibility study in hand, Summo Minerals (SMA-T) plans to raise US$57 million to build a mine at its Lisbon Valley copper project in southeastern Utah.The property is fully permitted …

After more than a century of production, the venerable Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, will cease mining and milling operations at the end of 2001.The decision to close America’s oldest gol…

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangePlacer DomeT 15414 15.25 13.30 14.55 + 1.00…

American Senator Frank Murkowski is an anomaly in today’s political world. No, that is too timid a statement. The man is a marvel, if a bill introduced during the 106th Congress of the United States S…

Gold Funds as of September 7, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.84$5.39Price…

Commerce One/SAPMarkets has been selected as the technology provider for the Global Mining and Metals Procurement Marketplace.The firm beat out California rivals Oracle and Ariba in a two-day, seven-c…

53.48 (-0.57)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.80-$2.50Silver$ 4.88-$0.07…