The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (July 15, 2002)
83.40 (+3.81)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
2002
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (July 15, 2002)
89.38 (+1.88)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JULY 3-9
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeKinross GoldT275113.473.033.46+0.02…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JULY 3-9
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N40023833.5231.8031.96-1.00…
Gold Funds (July 15, 2002)
Gold Funds as at July 4, 2002Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$23.51$5.85Price$17.30$6.46…
Alamo Dorado gets positive feasibility study (July 15, 2002)
Corner Bay Silver (BAY-T) has unveiled the results of a feasibility study on its Alamo Dorado project in Mexico’s Sonora state.The study, performed by AMEC E&C Services, tested the economics of an ope…
Rio Narcea trims debt (July 15, 2002)
Junior Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has taken a step towards financial freedom by repaying a multi-million-dollar credit facility with Deutsche Bank.The repayment, which comes three years earlier tha…
Mint unveils Stampede coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has released a 92.5%-silver coin commemorating the Calgary Stampede, the seventh in a set of 13 coins celebrating Canadian festivals.The Stampede was started in 1912 by Guy Wea…
Northern Miner Indices (July 15, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T23.2%CamecoCCO-T3.2%FalconbridgeFL-T5.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.2%IncoN-T9.2%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.8%Newmont MiningNE…
Ivanhoe confirms Kharmagtai’s potential
Preliminary drilling by Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has confirmed the discovery of a copper-gold porphyry system in Mongolia’s South Gobi region.Known as Kharmagtai, the system was first outlined by Mongoli…
Junior Exchange bucks downtrend
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to hold its ground while major bourses stumbled in the wake of numerous corporate fraud allegations. The S&P TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed t…
TSE Short Positions (July 15, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at June 30, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,315,262 up 250,485; Alcan 1,887,771 up 399,501; Aurado 360,000 up 99,686; Aurora Pla…