Miners passed by in broad advance
The five trading days March 19-25 saw a modest advance by the U.S. stock markets, but gold and base metal equities were left out. Both major indices rose about 1%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average add…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Broad market sinks on fears of Iraqi quagmire
With the war in Iraq failing to shape up as the cake-walk many were predicting, the S&P-TSX composite index retreated 68.5 points to end the March 17-25 report period at 6,385.Gold performed about as …
TSX GREATEST VALUE CHANGE (March 31, 2003)
VolumeCloseChangePotash Cp SaskT49329894.411.28Sudbury Cont MT1887003.40…
NYSE MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (March 31, 2003)
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N1673526.2524.2325.00-0.98…
TSX GREATEST PERCENTAGE CHANGE (March 31, 2003)
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowClose%ChangeGeneral MnrlsT15…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 31, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,500/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.80/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.20-10.30/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.771/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$110/kg.Iridium…
Prudent Bear Funds beefs up Western Silver holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:q Alamos Minerals (AAS-V) — Chester Millar, director, bought 258,000 shares at 47-53 apiece to…
Lending Rates (March 31, 2003)
as of 4 pm ET, Mar. 25, 2003(%)Bank of Canada3.25Canadian Prime4.75U.S. Discount0.75U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.29LIBOR US$ 6-month1.28LIBOR US$ 1-year1.40Gold lease 3-…
Consumer Gold Demand in Key Countries
Tonnes20012002% change01.Q402.Q4% changeIndia726.7575.7-20.8156.2193.523.8…
Semafo fills in Wona (March 31, 2003)
Ongoing reverse-circulation drilling by Semafo (SMF-T) has confirmed the continuity of mineralization over the 800-metre northern portion of the Wona oxide gold deposit in Burkina Faso.The drilling al…
Diamond definition won’t change: Bureau
A proposed change to the trade definition of Canadian diamonds, aimed at fostering a fledgling diamond cutting and polishing industry in the Northwest Territories, is dead in the water.The document, c…
Spot Prices Wednesday March 26, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$329.60-9.40Silver$4.38-0.10Platinum$644.00-36.00…