Western markets beset by winter blahs
Vancouver — The Canadian Venture Exchange followed the major markets lower, led by a 13.2% drop in its technology sector, during the report period ended Dec. 19. The composite index dropped 138.72 po…
2000
Dow tumbles with no rate cut
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 183.90 points, or 1.7%, to 10,584.37 for the report period ended Dec. 19 after the hoped-for interest rate cut failed to materialize. The Nasdaq was …
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, DEC. 13-19
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 19737 0.07 0.04 0.06 -0.00…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 13-19
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 572646 34.00 30.12 33.50 +1.88…
Northern Miner Indices (December 25, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6ComincoCLT-T4.0FalconbridgeFL-T6.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.6Homestake MiningHM-N4….
MEETINGS (December 18, 2000)
Dec. 20 Auriginor — annual, general, specialDec. 20 Digger — annual, special; 10 am, 2550-555 W. Hastings St., VancouverDec. 20 Featherstone — annual, general; 3:30, Coast Harbourside…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (December 18, 2000)
75.34 (+1.25)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (December 18, 2000)
46.72 (+2.17)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 6-12
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 577656 32.38 28.75 31.62 +0.12…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, DEC. 6-12
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 25067 0.07 0.04 0.07 +0.03…
Manhattan expands B-5 zone
Vancouver — Having completed a third phase of drilling at its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru, Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is encouraged by the thickness of mineralization encountered in the Cop…
Alaska’s d(2) battle
In October 1976, the Alaska Miners Association (AMA) held its first statewide convention in Anchorage to discuss, among other things, a federal government proposal to withdraw up to 80 million acres o…