EVENTS (June 05, 2000)
June 6-8 Exhibition Management Services — Conference: “Pumps, Valves and Pipes Africa 2000.” Kyalami Exhibition & Conference Centre, Midrand, South Africa. Tel: +011 783 7250/1/6/9. Fax: +011 783 726…
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Canadian Zinc galvanizes board
A newly elected board has taken over the helm of Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) in hopes of steering the Prairie Creek zinc project in the Northwest Territories closer to production.Mining engineer Malcolm Swa…
MEETINGS (June 05, 2000)
June 5 Broadlands — annual, generalJune 5 Weda Bay — annual, specialJune 6 Ascot Energy — annual, generalJune 6 New Doly Varden — annual, specialJune 6…
Dow rises as metals fall
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 104.86 points, or 1%, to close at 10,527.13 for the report period ended May 30 on the strength of a late-week surge by the Nasdaq.Gold miners were mixed as the go…
Spot Prices Wed. May 31, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.25-$1.65Silver$ 4.90-$0.08…
Fewer E. coli on steel surface
The Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management, a Minnesota-based company that provides consulting services to the food industry, tested several different countertop materials for their respon…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 05, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 30/99 (change from May 23 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Twin Gold Funds program
Armed with $8 million from a recent financing, Twin Gold Mining (TWG-T) is gearing up for a major exploration program at its Torngat diamond project, on the east side of Ungava Bay in northern Quebec….
Kvaerner wins Peruvian contract
Kvaerner Engineering & Construction has been awarded the contract for the Tintaya copper oxide project in southeastern Peru’s Altiplano district.The project, held by Broken Hill Proprietary, is Peru’s…
Northern Miner Indices (June 05, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick Gold…
Nickel slips as Inco averts workers’ strike
Unable to catch a break these days, gold ended the May 24-30 report period at its lowest level in eight months. However, the yellow metal regained some strength overnight, being fixed at US$272.25 per…
SouthernEra de-waters Messina
Having obtained a mining permit, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) is de-watering the Messina platinum group elements (PGM) mine in northern South Africa.Messina Platinum, a South African-listed company i…