TSE to boot struggling juniors in August
Junior mining companies facing the boot from the Toronto Stock Exchange under strict new listing requirements have four months to turn their fortunes around.Starting Aug. 1, the TSE will delist any re…
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Noranda tests Perseverance
If the high-grade results of recent drilling are any indication, Noranda (NOR-T) may soon prove that Perseverance pays at its mining complex in the Matagami camp of northern Quebec.Perserverance is th…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (April 24, 2000)
50.77 (-2.99)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (April 24, 2000)
Gold Funds as of April 13, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.77$5.56Price$8.
Metal Prices (April 24, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateApr. 18Apr. 17Apr. 14Apr. 13…
GQ reveals more diamonds
Ongoing geochemical sampling at the GQ diamond property near Wawa, Ont., has yielded more diamonds for Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T).Three macrodiamonds (stones with one dimension greater than 0.5 millim…
Twin Gold extends discovery
Sampling by Twin Gold Mining (TWG-T) has turned up more evidence of kimberlite dykes along a magnetic anomaly trend on the Torngat diamond project on the eastern side of Ungava Bay in northern Quebec….
Foran drills at McIlvenna Bay
Foran Mining (FOM-V) is performing 2,500 metres of follow-up drilling to test the depth extension of its McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper-gold deposit in the Flin Flon greenstone belt of northern Saskatchewa…
River Valley reveals more PGEs
Junior Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) has received more encouraging results from its River Valley platinum group element project near Sudbury, Ont.The River Valley project covers 43.5 sq. km of th…
Old Economy holds firm as New Economy shakes
Bubbles don’t stay aloft forever, and the giant one propelling the much-ballyhooed New Economy was hit by a mean downdraft over our report period ended April 18. While bargain-hunters jumped in to kee…
Alamo Dorado yields highest grades yet
Stepout drilling at the Alamo Dorado project in Mexico’s Sonora state has intersected the highest silver grades yet for Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T).Hole 49, collared on line 3+50 South, returned 52.5 …
Exchange Rates (April 24, 2000)
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