Luderitz Bay yields gems
Partners Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) and Trans Hex Group of South Africa have recovered more than 9,600 di…
2001
PacRim updates Oculto resource
Vancouver – A new resource estimate for the Oculto silver-gold deposit places the inferred resource at 42 million t…
Work under way at Assean
Vancouver — International Curator Resources (IC-T) has started its summer exploration program over the Assean Lake…
Trading Summary (July 09, 2001)
Starting the week on a high note, the Toronto Stock Exchange rose 46.56 points to 7,640.68. Nine of the broad marke…
US interest rate cut gives TSE a jolt
Buoyed by another cut in interest rates south of the border, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index rose 136.31 points over the holiday-shortened week of June 27-July 3 to finish the period at 7,748.32….
Partners OK budget for Carat
Vancouver — Partners Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) and Tyler Resources (TYS-V) have approved a $860,000 summer exploration program on the Carat diamond property, some 350 km northeast of Yellowknife, N…
Grades confirmed at Magistral project
Vancouver — The first eight holes of this year’s drill program over the Magistral copper porphyry-skarn property in Peru have returned encouraging grades for partners Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) an…
Virginia forms partnership with Placer Dome
Weeks after announcing a “strategic alliance” with Noranda (NRD-T), Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has teamed up with Placer Dome (PDG-T) to explore for precious metals in the Labrador Trough regi…
Northern Miner Indices (July 09, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.8ComincoCLT-T4.9FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.0Homestake MiningHM-N6….
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JUNE 27-JULY 3
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N39234940.8739.4040.40+2.34…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (July 09, 2001)
DateJuly 3July 2June 29June 28June 27HighLowTSE 3007748.32Holiday…
Metal Prices (July 09, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 3July 2June 29June 28June 27Aluminium1452.50/1…