Fifteen Years Ago / November 1988
Inco sinks cash into ManitobaStill under fire for a recapitalization plan designed to fend off a hostile takeover, Inco is setting aside $100 million to sustain production in its Manitoba division. Ov…
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Silver zone found at La Pitarrilla (November 24, 2003)
Preliminary drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has intersected a new silver zone at the Pitarrilla project, 170 km northwest of Durango, Mexico.The 16-hole program, 2,500-metre program was …
E3 to be free of charge
Beginning in March 2004, the E3 Environmental Excellence in Exploration program will be available on the Internet free of charge.The program was launched by the Prospectors & Developers Association of…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 24, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 17 (change from Nov. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1384225(+1…
People (November 24, 2003)
Alliance Resource — Brian Cantrell appointed VP and CFO.Desert Sun — Peter Tagliamonti appointed VP and COO.European Goldfields — Eduardo Baer appointed president and executive directo…
Partners test Trinidad South (November 24, 2003)
Globestar Mining (GMI-V) has launched a 2,000-metre drill program over the 3-sq.-km Trinidad South gold-in-soil anomaly on the Bayaguana gold project in the Dominican Republic.Globestar believes Trini…
Exchange Rates (November 24, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateNov. 18Nov. 17Nov. 14Nov. 13Nov. 12US$ in C$1.30241.31371.30381.2…
The Northern Miner Indices (November 24, 2003)
North American Mining: 101.26 (+4.54)Small Producers: 99.83 (+10.03)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Fortune expands zone at Nico (November 24, 2003)
A 13-hole drilling program by Fortune Minerals (FT-T) at the Nico polymetallic deposit in the western Northwest Territories has expanded the known mineralization in the deposit’s West Pit area.The new…
Caledon finds wide zones on surface at Gaolong (November 24, 2003)
Surface sampling at the Gaolong gold deposit in Guanxi province, China, by London-listed explorer Caledon Resources (CDN-L), has shown extensive widths of silicified and brecciated limestone carrying …
McWatters limps to another quarterly loss
Troubled Quebec miner McWatters Mining (MWA-T) limped to a net loss of $5.9 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.The loss translates into a penny per share, and compares with a year-earlier los…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 24, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,050/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.70-15.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.932/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$265/kg.Iridi…