Goldcorp takes Bonanza stake
Vancouver High-grade gold and Goldcorp (G-T) often appear in the same sentence, so it is not surprising that the…
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Russia subsid powers High River
High River Gold Mines’ (HRG-T) attributable gold production grew by more than 43,000 oz. in 2002 thanks to an incre…
Diamond Fields cranks up production
Marine diamond miner Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has added a second mining vessel to its Luderitz Blue Bay…
Amerigo still faithful at Coppercorp (February 03, 2003)
A follow-up geochemical survey at the Coppercorp copper-gold-silver property, north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has returned mixed results for Amerigo Resources (ARG-V).In September, Amerigo acquired t…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 22-28
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N79707330.4927.9429.46+1.57…
Exchange Rates (February 03, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 28Jan. 27Jan. 24Jan. 23Jan. 22US$ in C$1.53601.52481.52211.5…
War fears dampen market
U.S. stock exchanges fell again, during the report period Jan. 22-28, passing their year-end levels on the way and wiping out the New Year rally. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 29.08 points to c…
Northern Miner Indices (February 03, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 03, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,280/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.60/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.35-8.10/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.757/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Central Fund adds to gold, silver holdings (February 03, 2003)
Toronto-based Central Fund of Canada (CEF.A-T) has raised US$15.3 million in order to expand its precious metals holdings.The fund is selling 3.5 million class A shares in the U.S. at US$4.37 apiece, …
Analysts pick best bets for 2003
The Northern Miner asked five analysts of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. The list includes John Kaiser, publisher of the Kaiser Bottom Fishing Report, Don…
War cries frighten bulls, golds charge ahead
The ongoing threat of war in Iraq clipped 170.31 points off the S&P/TSX composite index over the Jan. 22-28 report period. The index, which lost 70.58 points in the previous period, ended the recent o…