Rubicon to drill Lewis Lake
Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has begun drill-testing eight targets at the Lewis Lake massive sulphide property in north-central Newfoundland.The program is being funded by Billiton Exploration Canada, whi…
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De Beers ups Ashton Mining bid to A$745m
South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) has announced a new cash offer of A$2.28 per share for Australian-listed Ashton Mining, trumping Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) A$1.85 bid by A43, or…
Australia inaugurates PDAC-style convention
Australia’s mining industry has launched a major international mining convention and trade show here in the country’s banking centre.Billed with characteristic Aussie restraint as “the greatest mining…
EuroZinc to boost output
The addition of a cone crusher will enable EuroZinc Mining (EZM-V) to expand projected mill throughput to 1.8 million tonnes per year at the Aljustrel zinc-copper-lead project in southern Portugal.The…
Mindoro keen on Tapian San Francisco project
Mindoro Resources (MIO-V) is gearing up to explore ground situated 10 km southwest of the Boyugnan copper-gold porphyry discovery on Mindanao Island in the Philippines.Partners Philex Gold (PGI-V) and…
NAP raises more funds
North American Palladium (PDL-T) is proceeding with a $220-million equity financing to help fund an expansion program at its Lac des les palladium mine in northwestern Ontario.Lac des les, in additi…
Newmont hits at Yanacocha
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is expanding exploration efforts at the Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru, having encountered its best drill hole on the property earlier in the year.At the Corimayo target, …
Revisions to Mining Indices
The Northern Miner has revised the list of companies that make up its North American Mining Index and Small Producers Index.The North American Mining Index is calculated from a weighted average of the…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Sept. 27-Oct. 3
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 590236 26.94 23.31 26.94 + 3.06…
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…