On-line procurer aims for 1 billion
Quadrem, the mining industry’s largest on-line procurement service, expects to rack up US$1 billion in transactions this year.Moreover, the company expects the value of transactions to escalate to US$…
2001
Metal Prices (August 27, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAugust 21August 20August 17August 16August…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, AUGUST 15-21
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 10919 38.50 36.05 37.40 + 0.49…
Radius drills Lupita
Vancouver — Junior Radius Explorations (RDU-V) has tabled low-grade results from two more holes at the Lupita zone on its Tambor gold project in Guatemala. The Simon Ridgway-led company is now drilli…
Six undergrads get KEGS scholarships
Six undergraduate students at four Canadian universities will receive scholarships from the KEGS Foundation, the scholarship foundation of the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society.Geophysics stude…
Kazakstan to host conference
Almaty, the former capital city of Kazakstan, will host KazMin 2001, an international exhibition and conference on mining exploration and equipment. The event unfolds Sept. 5-7 at the Atakent Exhibiti…
Exchange Rates (August 27, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAugust 21August 20August 17August 16August 15US$…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 27, 2001)
DateAugust 21August 20August 17August 16August 15HighLowTSE 3007472.987525.16750…
Gitennes deals Rio Blanco (August 27, 2001)
Vancouver — London-based Monterrico Metals has inked a deal with Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) to earn up to a 75% stake in the Rio Blanco copper property in northern Peru.To do so, Monterrico must sp…
Staff Investment Policy (August 27, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Twin Mining tests boart-free kimberlite
Jackson Inlet, Nunavut — Canada’s High Arctic was a favoured destination for diamond exploration long before important discoveries were made in the southerly Lac de Gras region. Cominco (CLT-T) and D…
Barytex eyes Mantua (August 27, 2001)
Vancouver-based International Barytex Resources (IBX-V) is seeking funding for a bankable feasibility study of the Mantua copper project, 230 km west of Havana, Cuba.A technical study by Hatch Associa…