Maude Lake sizes up Comtois
Junior Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has completed its first resource evaluation for the Comtois gold property, 15 km west of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que.Indicated resources are pegged at 582,934 tonnes…
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MM2000 opening day to be a family affair
The organizers of Mining Millennium 2000 are inviting delegates to bring their families and friends to take part in the special events planned for “Opening Sunday,” March 5, on the floor of the Toront…
TSE Short Positions (February 28, 2000)
Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 2,817,508 up 1,052,995; Agnico-Eagle 1,961,000 up 1,951,000; Alcan Aluminum 1,636,783 up 530,170; Anderson Exploration…
Unsteady Dow buoys gold
Fear of further interest rate hikes pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down 413.25 points, or 3.9%, to 10,304.84 for the report period ended Feb. 22, while gold edged up to US$305.60 per oz. on t…
SPOT PRICES — Wed. February 23, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$305.25+$4.75Silver$ 5.26+$0.03…
Birim re-interprets Opon mineralization
Junior Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has resumed drilling at its Dunkwa concession in the prolific Ashanti gold belt of Ghana.A minimum of 18 holes will be sunk at the Opon prospect to test for strike exte…
Winspear, Gammon Lake graduate to senior board
North Atlantic Nickel (NANC-C) recently began trading on the Canadian Dealing Network — soon to be part of the Canadian Venture Exchange — while Winspear Resources (WSP-T) and Gammon Lake Resources…
Francisco gains ground in Guatemala
Junior Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has acquired more than 5,000 sq. km of exploration concessions, including the prospective Marlin gold-silver property, in Guatemala.Situated 30 km west of Huehuetenango, …
GOLD FUNDS (February 28, 2000)
Gold Funds as of Feb 17, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$14.01$5.82…
EXCHANGE RATES (February 28, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 22Feb. 21Feb. 18Feb. 17Feb. 16…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (February 28, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,160/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.19/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.70-15.10/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8275/lb.Indium: I…
TSE INDICES (February 28, 2000)
DateFeb. 22Feb. 21Feb. 18Feb. 17Feb. 16HighLowComposite “300”9194.869231.169295.5194…