2000

American Senator Frank Murkowski is an anomaly in today’s political world. No, that is too timid a statement. The man is a marvel, if a bill introduced during the 106th Congress of the United States S…

Gold Funds as of September 7, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.84$5.39Price…

Commerce One/SAPMarkets has been selected as the technology provider for the Global Mining and Metals Procurement Marketplace.The firm beat out California rivals Oracle and Ariba in a two-day, seven-c…

53.48 (-0.57)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.80-$2.50Silver$ 4.88-$0.07…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateSept. 12Sept. 11Sept. 8Sept. 7Sept. 6…

The Ontario government will spend $5 million this year to rehabilitate former mine sites and restore some of their productive use. The initiative is part a 4-year, $27-million program launched by the …

While efforts to reduce emissions at the Sudbury smelting operation continue, Falconbridge (FL-T) is working to improve the environmental performance of its primary mines, including the Kidd division …

The 5-week strike at Falconbridge’s Sudbury operations is showing no signs of ending.The union was presented with an amended offer on the Labour Day weekend, but on Sept. 5, the union’s leaders unanim…

For the holiday-shortened week ended Sept. 5, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 45.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at 11,260.61 in light trading.Mining issues enjoyed gains as gold climbed back after…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 5/00 (change from Aug. 29 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 13653 0.20 0.17 0.18…