Following a non-binding referendum in which the citizens of Esquel, Argentina, voted overwhelmingly against development of the Esquel gold project, Meridian Gold (MNG-T) has suspended plans to build a…
Vancouver — Drilling is under way at the Assean Lake gold project in northern Manitoba.International Curator Resources (IC-T) has completed 24 holes, or 2,900 metres, to date, and assay results are p…
Vancouver — North America’s third-largest gold company reduced its hedging program by 1.1 million oz. in the first quarter of 2003.Placer Dome (PDG-T) converted 920,000 oz., which were committed unde…
Demand for lithium metals and chemicals is expected to reach 11,250 tonnes in 2006, according to a report by London-based Roskill Information Services. That’s the equivalent of 60,000 tonnes of lithiu…
London-based Rio Tinto is using data access protocol (DAP) technology as a way of managing exploration data.The technology, provided by Toronto-based Geosoft, allows users to transfer large amounts of…
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$330.25+0.65Silver$4.40+0.02Platinum$640.00-4.00P…
Employees at the Brunswick lead-zinc smelter in Belledune, N.B., have voted 69% in favour of a 3-year collective agreement that contains no wage increases and will see the smelter shut down for four m…
Inco has won an award from the federal government for reducing greenhouse gases and conserving evergy at its operations in Copper Cliff, Ont.The reductions were achieved as a result of ideas submitted…
Vancouver — Drilling at Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-V) Elandsfontein property in South Africa has intercepted the UG-2 platinum reef at shallow depths.Four drill holes cut the reef at depths of less …
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateApril 1March 31March 28March 27March 26Al Alloy1461…
DateApril 1March 31March 28March 27March 26HighLowTSX Composite6335.126343.296379.486353.44…
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