Philex, Anglo drill Boyongan
Vancouver — Drilling has so far failed to find additional resources at the North project in the Philippines.Partners Philex Gold (PGI-V) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q) have seven rigs turning in an effo…
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Rio Narcea gets nod at Aguablanca
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) is stepping up construction at its Aguablanca nickel-copper-PGM project in southwestern Spain following governmental approval of the environmental impact assessment.Capit…
Spot Prices Wednesday June 18, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$361.25+7.10Silver$4.57+0.06Platinum$662.00+7.00P…
Newmont writes off AMC
It was an expensive report period for Denver-based Newmont Mining, which bit the bullet and wrote off its recent, A$100-million investment in Aussie-listed Australian Magnesium Corp., developer of the…
Placer doubles Cortez resource
Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) has doubled the measured and indicated resource at its 60%-owned Cortez Hills discovery in Nevada.Discovered in late April of this year, Cortez Hills now holds a measu…
The Big Three
(The first instalment of this article appeared in our issue of June 2-8, 2003.)Mention “the big three,” and many people will immediately think: Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Or perhaps the younger …
Exchange Rates (June 23, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJune 17June 16June 13June 12June 11US$ in C$1.33961.33921.33611.3…
Producer and Dealer Prices (June 23, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,570/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.70-10.25/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.7810/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$140/kg.Iridi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (June 23, 2003)
DateJune 17June 16June 13June 12June 11HighLowTSX Composite7121.027099.277010.557106.86…
Tailings to biodiversity
A partnership between the Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (EHJV) and the Iron Ore Co. of Canada (IOC) will provide wildlife in the Wabush Lake area of Labrador with access to thousands of hectares of ne…
Xstrata gets court nod (June 23, 2003)
The Supreme Court of Queensland has approved London-listed Xstrata’s A$4.9-billion cash-and-debt takeover of Aussie miner M.I.M. Holdings.The court’s decision was late in coming, as it investigated al…
Platinova drops merger, faces listing review
The Toronto Stock Exchange is reviewing the specialty shares of Platinova Resources (PVA.S-T) to see if they meet the requirements for continued listing. Also under review are the common shares of par…