Hirshhorn’s quest for wealth
At about five feet, three inches, Joseph Hirshhorn (1899-1981) did not tower over anyone. But as a mining financier and art collector, he was head-and-shoulders above most.Born in Latvia in 1899, Hirs…
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Piecing together the future of coal mining
High-school students in Australia are using Lego building blocks to design tomorrow’s coal mining machines.Forty students from grades 10 and 11 gathered at the St. Lucia campus of the University of Qu…
Metal Prices (February 05, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 26Jan. 25Jan. 24Aluminium1690/16…
PEOPLE (February 05, 2001)
Arena Gold — Carl Caumartin appointed VP.Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP — R. Stuart Angus joined the firm as a new partner.Island Mountain — Ellsworth Dickson appointed VP of corporate…
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 05, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.45-14.30/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.841/lb.Indium: I…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (February 05, 2001)
69.70 (-4.05)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (February 05, 2001)
48.88 (-0.86)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (February 05, 2001)
Gold Funds as of January 25, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.36$5.32Price$6.70$4.710…
US steel shipments down
A steady increase in steel imports reflects a dramatic decrease in steel shipments from U.S. steel mills in 2000, according to the Washington, D.C.-based American Iron and Steel Institute.In November …
McClean Lake wins environmental status
Cogema Resources’ 70%-owned McClean Lake mine in Saskatoon is the first uranium producer in Canada to receive environmental management certification.The operation achieved its new status by adhering t…
Reserve boost at McArthur River
Cameco (CCO-T) has blocked out additional reserves at its McArthur River uranium mine, 280 km north of La Ronge in northern Saskatchewan.The announcement follows the release of revised year-end tonnag…
Native teachers to attend BC workshop
The British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines will expend $60,000 in an effort to encourage teachers from aboriginal communities to attend a workshop about mining and minerals.Participants will at…