Henry Shear
Henry Shear, an exploration geologist who spent 42 years working for such companies as General Resources, Noranda and Quintana Minerals, has died. He was 66.Shear was born in Kirksville, Miss., in 193…
2002
Marum leads as CDNX moves forward
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted modest gains during the report period ended Jan. 22. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index added 9.89 points, or 0.9%, to its value and closed at 1098…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 16-22
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeFranco-NevT45748926.9525.5026.15+0.30…
Northern Miner Indices (January 28, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 28, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,080/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.95-8.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.7025/lb.Indium: Ind…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 28, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 22 (change from Jan. 15 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium838375(+3…
Placer Dome awarded for AIDS project
Placer Dome has won a Development Marketplace Innovation award from the World Bank for a project aimed at helping mineworkers and their families cope with AIDS in southern Africa.The award was present…
Lego helps build tomorrow’s mining machines
High-schoolers in Australia thought of everything from a toll-free number (1-800-SCOOP-ME) to standard operator creature comforts as they competed for top honours in a recent equipment design contest …
NAME CHANGES (January 28, 2002)
Lom River Gold (LRG-V) has changed its name to Catalina Energy (CA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.Dejour Mines (DEJ-V) has changed its name to Dejour Enterprises (DJR…
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002, Part 2
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Spot Prices Wed. January 23, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$281.60-$6.35Silver$ 4.30-$0.37Platinum$475.00-$…
Newmont triumphs over AngloGold
South African producer AngloGold (AU-N) has failed to sway enough shareholders to remain in the battle for Normandy Mining (NDY-T), giving Newmont Mining (NEM-N) a clear path to victory.The…