Producer and Dealer Prices (September 18, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,750/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.20/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.20-16.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.9205/lb.Indium: I…
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Berland prepares for busy exploration season
Junior Berland Resources (BNL-V) has closed a brokered $350,000 private placement financing with Yorkton Securities to finance exploration at properties in Ontario and Manitoba.Berland will immediatel…
Production rise at Con, Giant benefits Miramar
Though it remains in the red, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) reports that increased production at the Con and Giant mines in Yellowknife has strengthened its bottom line. Moreover, the company expects lower o…
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Program boosts Samira/Libiri
A summer drill program has expanded the newly discovered Libdorado gold zone and potentially added to the existing resource base at the Samira Hill/Libiri project in Niger, West Africa.Partners Etrusc…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 18, 2000)
DateSept. 12Sept. 11Sept. 8Sept. 7Sept. 6HighLowTSE 30010557.0310682.1310819.7911061.6311150.7011401.976717.51Mines & Minerals3652.033672.343651.993627.7736…
Corner Bay drills Alamo Dorado
Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) has recently completed an 8,100-metre drill program on its Alamo Dorado silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico.An independent consulting firm is evaluating the results. A ne…
Prospector celebrates centennial
Former prospector Frank Hoey is literally 100 years young.At the one-century mark, Hoey still lives on his own, reads without glasses, owns a baseball cap with the words “Frank The Rock Hoey” printed …
Financial woes mount for Imperial
Despite cost-cutting efforts, Imperial Metals (IPM-T) is still not producing profits at its Mount Polley and Huckleberry copper mines in B.C.The company lost $4.4 million, or 5 per share, on revenues…
Noranda sweetens Rio Algom bid
Noranda (NOR-T) has raised its hostile takeover offer for Rio Algom (ROM-T) by $3 to at least $27.50 in cash per share.This revised offer trumps Billiton’s all-cash offer of $27 per share, w…
Base-metal miners enjoy favourable week
The report period Sept. 6-12 was not a kind one for the Toronto Stock Exchange. The 300 composite index lost nearly 1,000 points as it fell below the 11,000-point mark on Sept. 8. Despite the poor per…
Wolfden acquires High Lake deposit
A recent agreement with Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) allows Wolfden Resources (WOLF-C) to boost its stake in the High Lake base metal deposit, 45 km south of Coronation Gulf, Nunavut.Once this acquisition and…