Giant mine gets extension
The Federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Miramar Mining (MAE-T) have signed an agreement to extend the life of the Giant gold mine nea…
2001
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (November 19, 2001)
67.86 (-0.06)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Rubicon, AngloGold report hot holes at Slate Bay
VANCOUVER — A 1,600-metre drill program by Anglogold (AU-N) and Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has returned encouraging gold values from the Slate Bay target in Ontario’s Red Lake district.The project is 1…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (November 19, 2001)
46.57 (+0.09)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Spot Prices Wed. November 14, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$277.55-$2.95Silver$ 4.18+$0.03Platinum$430.00+$…
Gold Funds (November 19, 2001)
Gold Funds as of November 8, 2001DundeePrecious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.41$5.39Price$9.50$5.3…
Franco, Normandy rise on Newmont bid
Gold prices experienced two mini-rallies during the Nov. 7-13 trading period before settling down to a trading range of US$277-278 per oz.The first spike came on the morning of Nov. 12 following the c…
Glamis Gold builds on profitable performance
Vancouver — Improved production at the Rand mine in southern California helped Glamis Gold (GLG-T) post its fourth straight quarterly profit.Earnings for the third quarter totalled US$600,000 (or US1…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 19, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 13/01 (change from Nov. 6 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ExchangeAluminium694150…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, NOV. 7-13
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1101436.4633.6036.30+2.29…
Exchange Rates (November 19, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateNov. 13Nov. 12Nov. 9Nov. 8Nov. 7US$ in C$1.5981na1.60211.5981…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 19, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,225/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.75-7.60/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.6775/lb.Indium: Ind…