Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 29, 2003)
DateDec. 22Dec. 19Dec. 18Dec. 17HighLowTSX Composite8135.438113.02…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Miners hit new highs
With base metal prices rising across the board in response to a weakening U.S. dollar, U.S.-listed base metal majors basked in new multi-year highs during the 4-day period ended Dec. 22.Alcoa led the …
Gold Fields enters Peru
South Africa’s Gold Fields (GFI-N) has agreed to acquire a 92% interest in Peruvian-based Sociedad Minera La Cima. No price was reported, as financial details were still being discussed.Sociedad Miner…
Base metal miners shine
While gold producers enjoyed the limelight in early December, it was the base metal miners that powered forward during the 4-day period ended Dec. 22 as the S&P/TSX Metals and Mining index rocketed 12…
Anooraq drills Drenthe
Infill drilling by Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has reduced, by half, the drill-hole spacing on the central portion of the Drenthe farm, in South Africa’s Bushveld igneous complex.Highlights from the pro…
Rio Blanco looks good
Prefeasibility work by GRD Minproc for London-based Monterrico Metals (MNA-L) at the Rio Blanco copper project in Peru suggests a net present value of US$320 million and an internal rate of return of …
Aurelian cuts high grades in Ecuador
Zamora, Ecuador — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V) has intersected spectacularly high-grade gold values in the first hole drilled at its 100%-owned Condor project in southeastern Ecuador.The Toronto-based …
Rubicon expands Jaclyn’s dimensions
Midway through a drilling program at the Golden Promise project in central Newfoundland, Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T) has determined that the deposit’s Jaclyn vein zone is bigger than expected.Rubicon opt…
Editorial Cartoon (December 29, 2003)
Exchange Rates (December 29, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 22Dec. 19>Dec. 18Dec. 17US$ in C$1.33151.33971.32921.3251…
Radius tallies Tambor gold
Vancouver — An independent estimate commissioned by Radius Explorations (RDU-V) suggests that the Tambor property in Guatemala has a resource equivalent to 274,000 oz. gold.Based on a cutoff grade of…
Ghana gives nod to Newmont’s Ahafo
The Parliament of Ghana has unanimously approved a foreign investment agreement with Newmont Mining (NEM-N), paving the way for construction of the Ahafo gold project in the Brong Ahafo region.The agr…