Aussie prof at U of T
Renowned Australian geologist Roussos Dimitrakopoulos will teach a 3-day course at the University of Toronto’s Lassonde Institute in June.The professor and director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Rese…
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Northern Miner Indices (April 23, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Deal reached to clean up former Britannia mine site
A partnership consisting of public and private interests has reached an agreement to clean up the former Britannia copper-gold mine site, near Howe Sound, 50 km north of Vancouver, B.C.The cleanup is …
Exchange Rates (April 23, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateApril 17April 16 April 13April 12April 11US$ in C$1.55791.5621Holiday…
Mining gains global voice
Instead of preaching to the converted about its environmental and social progress and its economic contributions to society, the international mining community has reached out to the rest of the world…
Spot Prices Wed. April 18, 2001 (April 23, 2001)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$260.10+$1.65Silver$ 4.32-$0.01Platinum$630.00+$…
Gold Funds (April 23, 2001)
Gold Funds as of April 12, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.33$5.23Price$7.10$4.88…
Summo considers copper powder business
Denver — Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has commissioned a new feasibility study to assess the economics of a copper powder business at the Lisbon Valley project in southeastern Utah.In September 2000, Summo…
Outokumpu buys Norzink smelter
Denver — Boliden (BOL-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have completed the US$180-million sale of the Norzink smelter and refinery complex to Finnish giant Outokumpu. The operation is in southwestern N…
De Beers drill-tests Navigator’s LDG Tiberon
The Canadian exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is preparing to drill-test several targets at the LDG (formerly Thor) project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories…
The many-sided coin
Years ago, Ron Thorton and I found several good-looking, gold-quartz belts in the eastern end of Nova Scotia, near an old mine. We tried, for some time, to raise money to bulk-sample the belts, but to…
Gold companies to attend seminar
Placer Dome, Iamgold and Dynamic Precious Metals will participate in a gold seminar on April 26 at the National Club in Toronto.Another speaker will be Brian Christie, a senior mining analyst with Van…