Nevada Pacific to buy Castle Mountain
Vancouver — Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) has agreed to buy the Castle Mountain mine, 105 km south of Las Vegas, Nev., in California’s San Bernardino Cty.Currently, Quest Capital (QC-T), formerly Vicer…
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Cassidy cuts gold in Guinea (January 12, 2004)
Vancouver — A second phase of drilling by Cassidy Gold (CDY-V) has confirmed the high-grade nature of the Kouroussa property in Guinea, West Africa.Last year, the Kamloops, B.C.-based junior tested t…
Sighs of relief
It was a long time coming, but from the vantage point of early 2004, we can probably screw up our courage and declare the long resource-industry slump over, and maybe call 2003 the Year of the Bullion…
Wyoming’s geology augurs well for diamond discoveries
Wyoming is a vast state covering nearly 260,000 sq. km of surface area that houses fewer people than most large cities (fewer than 500,000 call Wyoming home). The state has no state income tax, is dri…
Lumina buys Relincho deposit
Vancouver — Lumina Copper (LUM-V) has inked a deal with Andes Pacific Development to acquire the Relincho copper property, 630 km north of Santiago, Chile.The 195-sq.-km property contains several por…
Cameco gathers gold assets under Centerra
Higher gold prices have prompted Cameco (CCO-T) to bundle its gold assets into newly created Centerra Gold, and offer shares in that company.Initially, Cameco will hold 67% of Centerra after transferr…
Chinese investors to build silver ‘zone’
In an effort to cultivate China’s burgeoning silver industry, private investors are planning to build the Shanghai Silver Industry Exploitation Zone.Led by Shanghai Contor Enterprise Develop Co., the …
Renewed strength for copper, nickel
After looking at estimated relative metal price performances for 2004, copper looks to be the strongest, and we believe there are strong fundamental reasons for an aggressive annual average cash price…
Spot Prices Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$428.00+12.40Silver$6.28 +0.37Platinum$850.00+38.00…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 12, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 5 (change from Dec. 24 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1422525(+33…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 12, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,280/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$17.90-22.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.0705/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Irid…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 12, 2004)
DateJan. 6Jan. 5Jan. 2Dec. 31Dec. 30HighLowTSX 8405.108381…