Oliver poised to merge with private company
Vancouver — Oliver Gold (OGO-V) has proposed merging with privately owned Hastings Resource, which holds the rights to the Ona-Puma nickel laterite project, in the northern Brazilian state of Par.H…
2001
Rio drills Cukurdere
Having already exceeded their 2001 drilling budget at the Cukurdere gold project in Turkey, Anatolia Minerals Development (YMC.U-V) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have earmarked another $500,000 for follow-up …
Northern Miner Indices (October 29, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
Inco squeaks out third-quarter profit
Despite precipitous declines in nickel and copper prices during the third quarter, Inco (N-T) managed to bank a US$33-million profit on sales revenue of US$434 million.The earnings figure, which inclu…
Santa Rosa yields gold for refining
From its pilot plant at the Santa Rosa project in southeastern Peru, Andean American Mining (AAG-V) has delivered the first 7.8 kg of gold concentrates for refining. The shipment sold for US$282.60 pe…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 29, 2001)
DateOct. 23Oct. 22Oct. 19Oct. 18Oct. 17HighLowTSE 3006904.246905.216910.966899.966956.78…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, OCTOBER 17-23
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1443334.2331.3033.75+0.94…
Millennium, PGM join forces at Lac des les
A merger between New Millennium Metals (PGM-V) and Platinum Group Metals (PTG-V) is designed to consolidate the juniors’ land positions in the Lac des les region of northwestern Ontario.The deal, whi…
Writedowns take toll on Teck
Vancouver — The diversity in Teck Cominco’s (TEK-T) mining portfolio failed to offset the effect of plunging metal prices as the newly formed major posted a third-quarter loss of $105 million (or 62…
Kennecott targets GQ stones (October 29, 2001)
An agreement with Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) sets the stage for Kennecott Canada Exploration to earn a majority interest in the GQ diamond property, near Wawa, Ont.Kennecott, which is a unit of Rio Ti…
NAME CHANGES (October 29, 2001)
Fosters Resources (FRE-V) has changed its name to Blue Mountain Resources (BMR-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.Totem Mining (TOH-V) has changed its name to Comcorp Ventures…
Gold price stalls development
Gold mining and gold exports play a vital role in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, but their future economies are threatened by the low international price of the precious metal. Exploration…