News – 29-JAN-01 (January 29, 2001)
Conversion of Weights and Measures1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams1 kilogram = 32.15 troy ounces1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds1 (metric) tonne = 1,000 kilograms1 (metric) tonne = 2,204.6 pounds1 (s…
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Global giants get boost from platinum, diamonds
Until about five years ago, London’s mining giants could only watch in envy as investors paid hefty premiums for shares of much smaller companies listed on North American exchanges. London’s mining se…
McVicar, BHP stake ground north of Superior
Partners McVicar Minerals (MVR-V) and BHP (BHP-N) have staked a second platinum group metals (PGM) property on the north shore of Lake Superior.The 174-claim property is named Foxtrap, after the Foxtr…
Tyhee eyes Discovery
Vancouver — Junior Tyhee Development (TDC-V) has inked a deal with GMD Resource (GMD-V) to acquire the past-producing Discovery gold mine, north of Yellowknife, N.W.T.The deal is valued at $265,000, …
Summo eyes Australian copper producer
Denver — Denver-based Summo Minerals (SMA-T) is in negotiations to acquire an equity interest in Australia-based Matrix Metals.Matrix operates the Mt. Cuthbert copper mine in northwestern Queensland….
Peter Brown wins Pezim award
West coast-based financier Peter Brown has won the Murray Pezim Award, presented by the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines at the 18th Annual Cordilleran Exploration Roundup, held recently in…
Alcan’s Bougie bushed, packs it in
Jacques Bougie, president and chief executive officer of Alcan Aluminium (AL-T) for the past seven years, has abruptly resigned, citing a desire to step off “the treadmill.”The surprise announcement c…
Ordering parts made easier
Toronto-based NRX Global has introduced an Internet browser-based software designed to make it easier for mining companies to order parts.The new product promises to streamline inventories and decreas…
Nuinsco to drill Bucko
A flow-through financing for $400,000 will bankroll a drilling program by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) at the Bucko property near Wabowden, Man.Nuinsco is to drill an electromagnetic anomaly located by a…
Dow moves up slowly
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 80.11 points, or 0.8%, to finish the Jan. 10-16 report period at 10,652.66, as the market entered what could turn out to be a rocky season for earni…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 22, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.50-14.00/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.823/lb.
Mining companies unshaken by Salvadoran earthquake
Denver — The 7.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked El Salvador in mid-January caused little to no damage to mining operations in the region.Dayton Mining (DAY-T) President William Myckatyn tells The N…