Scrooge-like meanness grips TSE
EASTERN MARKETLast-minute selling before the Christmas holidays saw the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fall 58.17 points over the Dec. 19-20 report period. The benchmark finished the shortened week …
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Northern Miner Indices (December 24, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T21.0CamecoCO-T3.9FalconbridgeFL-T5.1Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.8Homestake MiningHM-N7.4I…
Noranda-Virginia JV targets Quebec
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and Noranda (NRD-T) have signed an agreement to conduct geoscientific work in the north of Quebec.The deal saw Noranda subscribe to a private placement of 333,333 shares of…
Gold explorers jump back to life
Buyers managed to overtake sellers over the Dec. 12-18 report period to push the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index up 54.84 points to 7,586.47.Gold surged ahead $5.65 in London markets to land at a mor…
Northern Miner Indices (December 17, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
Wolfden adds to Red Lake portfolio
Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) has added to its land position in the rejuvenated Red Lake mining district of northwestern Ontario by agreeing to take over the Skinner gold project.To acquire the 20.3-sq.-k…
US rate cut spooks northern investors
The biggest news of the Dec. 5-11 report period came from south of the border, where the U.S. Federal Reserve Board knocked another 25 basis points off the federal funds rate, thereby reducing it to i…
TSE builds up after profit-taking
Investors took profits after the Bank of Canada cut its principal lending rate on Nov. 27, leaving the Toronto Stock Exchange playing catch-up for the report period Nov. 28-Dec. 4.The TSE 300 composit…
Northern Miner Indices (December 03, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…
War on terrorism will trigger renewed bout of inflation: Ing
The most bullish of Bay Street’s gold bugs, John Ing of Maison Placements Canada, says we are about to enter a period of inflation that will dramatically improve gold prices in the medium term.In an O…
Hedgers battle non-hedgers
Normandy Mining’s board of directors has recommended shareholders accept the takeover bid made by Newmont Mining.Newmont arrived in mid-November as a white knight to outbid AngloGold, which had offere…
Platosa yields mixed results (November 26, 2001)
Vancouver — Three drill holes at the Platosa base metal property in west-central Mexico have returned significant mineralization for Excellon Resources (EXN-V).Two of the holes tested the lateral off…