Pacific Rim
Junior Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) is encouraged by results from a second round of drilling on the Limousine Butte property in White Pine Cty., Nev.The project is operated by Newmont Mining (NEM-N), w…
2000
PEOPLE (June 26, 2000)
company>Canadian Zinc — Malcolm Swallow appointed president and CEO; Robert Gayton appointed vp finance and CFO; John MacPherson appointed chairman; Hugh Morris, Wayne Lenton, David Shaw appointed di…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (June 26, 2000)
54.31 (+0.58)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Mexico an alternative to permit-plagued US
Vivian Danielson, in her comprehensive article about U.S. mine-permitting problems (T.N.M., June 12/00), did an excellent job of documenting why grassroots exploration in the western U.S. is no longer…
TSE Shorts (June 26, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at June 15, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 3,063,266 up 141,947; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 245,854 down 86,105; Anderson Expl. Ltd. 462,446 d…
Aluminum buoys copper, zinc
The influence of nickel prices on other base metals has been eclipsed by that of aluminum.Aluminum prices gained more than US$100 per tonne in just two trading days during the report period June 12-16…
Dow edges down on tech rally
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 186.68 points, or 1.8%, at 10,435.16 in the report period ended June 20. The broader market was hurt by a technology rally on the Nasdaq, which again climb…
LME WHSE LEVELS (June 26, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 20/00 (change from June 13 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, June 14-20
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 586835 32.00 28.44…
Producer and Dealer Prices (June 26, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,215/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.55/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.23/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.35-16.90/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.813/lb.Indium: In…
Cominco in talks with producer
Vancouver — Cominco (clt-t) has entered into negotiations with a private company to form a joint venture in connection with a small-scale open-pit oxide zinc mine in northwest Iran.On an annual basis…
MEETINGS (June 26, 2000)
June 26 Akrokeri-Ashanti — annualJune 26 Amblin — annual, generalJune 26 Champion — annual, generalJune 26 Copper Hill — annual, specialJune 26 Curri…