Norilsk takes South African foothold (March 29, 2004)
Russia’s largest miner Norilsk Nickel has bought Anglo American’s (AAUK-Q) 20% stake in South African gold miner Go…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NAP heads underground at Lac des Iles
North American Palladium (PDL-T) will begin construction of an underground mine at its Lac des Iles operation, near…
Alamos gets water rights for Mulatos
Vancouver-based Alamos Gold (AGI-V) has secured water rights for the Mulatos gold-silver project in Mexico’s Sierra…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 29, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 23 (change from March 16 in brackets):…
BHP Billiton boosts nickel business (March 29, 2004)
Anglo-Australian giant
Spot Prices Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…
Gold rockets as Hamas founder murdered
Continued geopolitical unrest during the March 17-23 report period saw the price of gold continue to rebound, climbing another US$13.50 to finish at US$416.25 per oz. in the afternoon in London on March 23. The TSX’s gold index responded by jumpin…
Taylor to step aside
Placer Dome CEO Jay Taylor will retire at the end of September, ending a 5-year stint at the helm of the world’s sixth-largest gold producer.
Daily Metal Prices (March 29, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Bioteq cleaning up one mess at a time
Mining has long had a problem with acid mine drainage, and Vancouver-based
The Northern Miner Indices (March 29, 2004)
North American Mining: 108.39 (+1.38)…