The Energy Crisis, Part I
As both candidates in the U.S. presidential campaign outdo each other with promised largesse, neither seems to be addressing the most serious threat that the new president will likely face: a major en…
2000
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Sept. 27-Oct. 3
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 21911 26.94 23.31 26.94 + 3.06…
Exchange Rates (October 09, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 3Oct. 2Sept. 29Sept. 28Sept. 27…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 09, 2000)
DateOct. 3Oct. 2Sept. 29Sept. 28Sept. 27HighLowTSE 30010456.35104…
Apex improves recoveries
Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) intends to increase metal recoveries at its San Cristobal silver-zinc project in south-central Bolivia by adding a fourth cleaner column cell to the processing plant.Silver r…
Spot Prices Wed. October 4, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$271.30-$3.45Silver$ 4.89-$0.01…
De Beers recovers diamonds from Nunavut pipe
The newly discovered Knife kimberlite pipe, at Rhonda Mining’s (RDM-V) Epworth property, 75 km south of Coronation Gulf in Nunavut, has been confirmed as diamondiferous.A 75-kg sample, representing a …
Dayton and Glamis close high-cost gold operations
The low gold price has claimed two more victims: Dayton Mining (DAY-T) is shutting down the Andacollo mine in central Chile, while Reno-based Glamis Gold (GLG-N) follows suit at its Dee mine in northe…
Twin Mining ships samples
Following up on positive results from two 10-tonne samples from the Torngat property in Nunavut, Twin Mining (TWG-T) has shipped more than 400 tonnes of kimberlite to Lakefield Research in Ontario for…
Exploration companies target Detour Lake region
Prospectors Alliance (YRP-V) will explore the Detour Lake area in eastern Ontario for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits and/or copper-zinc deposits.The Toronto-based company is in the process of …
Eldorado boosts resource
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has increased the resource at its Kisladag project in western Turkey to 6.7 million oz., following a 7,600-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling.The new estimate was prep…
Aur lines up money for QB
An equity deal underwritten by CIBC World Markets and Research Capital is to provide the remainder of the financing Aur Resources (AUR-T) will need to buy a 76.5% interest in the Quebrada Blanca coppe…