Exchange Rates (February 26, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 16 Feb. 15Feb. 14US$ in C$1.53921.53591.5368…
News
Diavik diamonds ‘highly desirable in US market’: analyst
60 Minutes rarely misses the mark when it comes to the quality of its investigative journalism. Unfortunately, a recent segment on the diamond industry failed to give much credit to global efforts to …
Staff Investment Policy (February 26, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (February 26, 2001)
69.30 (-4.44)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (February 26, 2001)
48.52 (+0.78)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, FEBRUARY 14-20
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeDenison MinesT 17396 0.10 0.07 0.10 +0.01…
Record output spells profit for Normandy
Australia’s largest gold producer, Normandy Mining (NDY-T), turned a profit of A$62.6 million (US$34.7 million), or A3.5 per share, for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2000, on the back of 1.1 million …
Minieres drills Karumwa
A soil survey at the Karumwa gold property in Tanzania has outlined four drill targets for Minires du Nord (MDN-T).The junior collected 700 samples over an area measuring 500 metres long by 100 metre…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, FEBRUARY 14-20
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 495503 36.60 34.65 35.20 -0.50…
NAME CHANGES (February 26, 2001)
Econ Ventures Ltd. (EOV-V) has changed its name to Richcor Res. Ltd. (RRS-V) on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis.Augusta Metals Inc. (AUU-V) has changed its name to Cybercom Systems I…
Drills turn at Duck Pond (February 26, 2001)
Partners Thundermin Resources (THR-T) and Queenston Mining (QMI-T) have started a 2,200-metre drilling program, budgeted at $200,000, to investigate new massive-sulphide targets at the Duck Pond prope…
Maude Lake finds more gold at Comtois
Exploration drilling by Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has extended gold mineralization westward at the Comtois property, near Lebel-sur-Quvillon, Que.The highlight from the first 10 h…