Spot Prices Wed. March 14, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$267.45+$5.90Silver$ 4.45+$0.03Platinum$592.00+$6.00…
2001
Vueltas del Rio pours first gold
Denver — Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has poured its first gold bar at the Vueltas del Rio mine in Honduras. Since mining began in December 2000, the company found fewer tonnes at higher grades in t…
Metal Prices (March 19, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8March 7Aluminium1505/…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 19, 2001)
DateMarch 13March 12March 9March 8March 7HighLowTSE 300…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, MAR. 7-13
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 708126 39.58 35.37 37.05 -0.94…
Tiberon eyes Vietnamese tungsten
Vancouver — Calgary-based Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) has tabled encouraging results from its 20-hole drill program on the Nui Phao exploration licence in northern Vietnam.The company acquired the 32.2-…
Hecla ends year on down note
Denver — After writing down the value of the Lucky Friday silver mine in Idaho and tacking on charges from two reclamation sites, Hecla Mining (HL-N) posted a substantial loss in the fourth quarter, …
Golds make gains as TSE dives
The Toronto Stock Exchange treated investors to another wild ride over the report period March 7-13, as another blue Monday hit the telecom stocks. The TSE 300 composite index sank 205 points on March…
PNWC raises grade at River Valley
Vancouver — Early results from an ongoing 11,000-metre drill program by Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) have boosted the economical prospects of the River Valley platinum- palladium project in Ont…
Lupin boosts Echo Bay
Denver — The Lupin mine in Nunavut contributed to a 42% increase in gold production in the fourth quarter for Echo Bay Mines (ECO-X), propelling the company to a profit for 2000.The company’s gold pr…
Market mayhem misses CDNX
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to survive the recent market meltdown with relatively minor damage. The oil-and-gas and mining indices managed to stay in positive territory while tech st…
Rubicon hits more gold at McCuaig
Vancouver — Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has cut a new gold-bearing structure at the McCuaig project in Red Lake, Ont.Company geologists describe the mineralized zone as a sulphide-bearing silicified and…