Northern Miner Indices (April 23, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
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Richmont buys Aurizon’s half of Beaufor
For a bit of cash and a royalty, junior miner Richmont Mines (RIC-T) is buying Aurizon Mines’ (ARZ-T) half-interest in the suspended Beaufor gold mine in northwestern Quebec.Richmont already holds a s…
Northern Miner Indices (April 16, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
TVX board shrinks as Batista walks
Flamboyant Brazilian millionaire Eike Batista is resigning as chairman, chief executive officer and director of TVX Gold (TVX-T), effective April 1.Directors Nigel Lees and Ian Rugeroni are also resig…
Golds make gains as TSE dives
The Toronto Stock Exchange treated investors to another wild ride over the report period March 7-13, as another blue Monday hit the telecom stocks. The TSE 300 composite index sank 205 points on March…
Precious metals producers sputter as prices sag
Gold prices fell back into the low US$260s in London during the Feb. 28-March 6 report period following a mid-February rally that saw prices shoot up from US$256 to US$268 per oz.There was a dearth of…
Golds enjoy relief from usual slump
The plunging technology stocks led the Toronto Stock Exchange downward over the report period Feb. 21-27, even as most other sectors moved higher. The TSE 300 composite index lost 170.99 points, or 2….
Record output spells profit for Normandy
Australia’s largest gold producer, Normandy Mining (NDY-T), turned a profit of A$62.6 million (US$34.7 million), or A3.5 per share, for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2000, on the back of 1.1 million …
Placer sinks as gold sags
Gold saw a little price action during the Jan. 17-23 report period as the Bank of England completed another gold auction, selling 803,600 oz. at US$268 per oz., with an over-allotment of 4.8 times.Ove…
Alma, Magnola startups highlight year in Quebec
While there were no mine openings in Quebec in 2000, the industry could draw some cheer from the startup, in the latter half of the year, of two major metallurgical plants.In October, just 32 months a…
Markets nosedive into new year
Stock trading on the first business day of 2001 was decidedly rocky, as fear of a slowdown in the U.S. economy spread north of the border and took its toll on markets here.The bellwether Toronto Stock…
Bema gets squeezed by senior partners
Although gold prices remained below US$267 per oz. during the Nov. 8-15 report period, there was a steady stream of news from both major and junior gold companies.Down 5 to 41, Vancouver-based Bema …