METAL PRICES (January 31, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 25Jan. 24Jan. 21Jan. 20…
News
CMHF adds six members
At first glance, the six men inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame during a recent ceremony at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel seem to have little in common.Their accomplishments are diverse, incl…
Banks force Ashanti’s hand
Strapped for cash and with now place left to turn, beleaguered Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) has agreed to share its prized Geita gold project in Tanzania in an attempt to raise US$100 million in a separ…
Sins of the past
Few mining projects have had to carry as many social expectations as the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador. So heavy is the load that the project remains undeveloped, caught betwee…
TSE Shorts (January 31, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at January 15, 2000Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,293,672 up 288,552; Alcan Aluminum 1,417,558 up 374,821; Barrick Gold 4,623,810, up…
TSE Indices
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Partners approve budget
Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Teck (TEK-T) have agreed to spend $4 million on engineering work at the San Nicolas copper-zinc deposit in Mexico’s Zacatecas state as part of a $6.6-milli…
CDNX rides the hi-tech bull
The Canadian Venture Exchange broke a new record in the report period ended Jan. 25, gaining 174.37 points, or 6.26%, and closing at 2,785.82. Hi-tech and Internet stocks continued to dominate the mos…
BacTech, partners test copper bio-leaching
Toronto-based BacTech Metallurgical Solutions (BACO-C) is about to reach a milestone in northeastern Mexico as it prepares to build a pilot plant capable of treating copper ore using bacterial oxidati…
CORRECTION (January 31, 2000)
Goldcorp (G-T) has US$45 million in cash and short-term assets. Incorrect information appeared in our Jan. 24 issue.
Altoro expands Esbarro prospect
The remaining 13 holes of an 18-hole drill program at the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in northeastern Brazil have returned encouraging values for Altoro Gold (ATG-V).Targeting near-surface…
Nevada tops for mining investment
For the second straight year, an international survey of mining companies has concluded that Nevada is the best place for mineral investment.The survey rated regions chiefly in terms of how confident …