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Northern Miner Indices (October 09, 2000)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….


The final curtain

While there is no shortage of cheerleaders for individual freedoms, economic freedoms have too few champions. In the wake of anti-globalization protests in cities as far-flung as Seattle, Melbourne an…


The Energy Crisis, Part I

As both candidates in the U.S. presidential campaign outdo each other with promised largesse, neither seems to be addressing the most serious threat that the new president will likely face: a major en…


Anaconda ramps up at Murrin Murrin

“Aussie Nickel Producer Poised to Vault by Inco” was the brash subtitle of a media advisory sent out by Australian-listed Anaconda Nickel in August 1999.Anaconda’s surging confidence in those days was…


First Quantum lends hand to Zambian recovery

Although the Nkana and Mufulira mines reverted back to private hands only six months ago, newly appointed operator First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has wasted no time in effecting their repair. As a resu…






Staff Investment Policy (October 09, 2000)

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…


Gold prices remain stuck in low gear

Delegates attending a Toronto gold seminar organized by Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS) were told that prices are not likely to break the US$300-per-oz. barrier during the remainder of this year.P…


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