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Early Round-Up in Vancouver
At the Cordilleran Round-Up, slated for Jan. 23-26 in Vancouver, B.C., delegates will study trends in corporate finance and ways to attract mineral investment to the province.In addition to finance an…
Gold Funds (January 15, 2001)
Gold Funds as of January 4, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.09$5.17Price$6.70$4.500…
Int’l Northair collects further samples from Lobos
Following the release of encouraging sample results from the Lobos gold prospect in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, International Northair Mines (INM-V) is being approached by interested parties.The property …
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Buckles Crescent
In the mid-1950s, during the Elliot Lake city planning sessions, a committee was formed and chaired by Franc Joubin (1911-1997). I was stationed at Joubin’s Technical Mine Consultants headquarters in …
LME Warehouse Levels (January 15, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 9/01 (change from Jan. 2 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium329525(+3…
Mustang finances PGM exploration
Toronto-based Mustang Minerals (YMU-V) recently topped up its treasury with a $1.1-million special warrant financing sold through Jennings Capital. Proceeds will be used to explore for platinum group …
Diamond exploration heats up in Manitoba
An area of northeastern Manitoba, between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay, has been quietly garnering the attention of the major diamond explorers, including De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q), BHP (B…
Northern Miner Indices (January 15, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.7ComincoCLT-T4.5FalconbridgeFL-T6.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.0Homestake MiningHM-N3….
Exchange Rates (January 15, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 9Jan. 8Jan. 5Jan. 4Jan. 3US$ in C$1.49741.49481.49781.4983…
Hornby Exploration expands exploration portfolio
An agreement with an industrial company paves the way for Hornby Bay Exploration (YHB-V) to acquire 8,000 ha of base metal and gold properties across Canada.In exchange for cash, shares and warrants, …
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 15, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.65-14.50/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.825/lb.Indium: I…