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Cambior gains extension

Financially beleaguered Cambior (CBJ-T) has been granted another one-month extension to submit an arrangement to repay or refinance the balance of its bank loan by the end of 2000. The company now has…


Producer and Dealer Prices (November 06, 2000)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,630/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.70/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.00-16.80/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8485/lb.Indium: I…


Regulators penalize Schillers

The British Columbia Securities Commission has banned the former president of The Quinto Mining Corp. (QU-V) and his wife from capital markets for 15 years and levied fines of $50,000 against the pair…


Silver catalysts improve products

Silver catalysts are used to eliminate unwanted chemical reactions and their byproducts in industrial processes, such as plastic-making. However, after long periods of use, these catalysts become inef…




Inmet turns profit in quarter

Earnings at Inmet Mining (IMN-T) were steady in the third quarter despite changes in accounting procedures that kept profits from the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea off the books. The company earned…


Refugio’s fate in doubt as losses mount

Despite the best efforts of partners Kinross Gold (K-T) and Bema Gold (BGO-T), the Refugio mine in Chile’s Maricunga district seems unable to turn a profit in today’s brutal price environment.Represen…


Dow leaves miners behind

Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average bounded up 578.07 points, or 5.6%, during the report period ended Oct. 31, erasing losses from two weeks ago, though mining issues were mixed.Spot gold on th…


Jittery western market loses ground

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted losses on all fronts during the report period ended Oct. 31. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 66.57 points, or 2%, to finish the week …



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