SGS acquires Lakefield Research
Socit Gnrale de Surveillance (SGS Group), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has acquired Ontario-based metallurgical consultant Lakefield Research for nearly $42 million.Lakefield, which has a…
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Silver market sees changes
The silver market underwent considerable changes in supply, demand and prices in 2001, according to Silver Survey 2002, published by London-based CPM Group.Prices dropped 12.4% last year to an average…
Noranda, Falco swap execs
The integration of Noranda (NRD-T) and Falconbridge (FL-T) continues with the reshuffling of top-ranking officials.Earlier this year, Falco’s board of directors signalled its decision to allign itself…
Spot Prices Wed. May 29, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$352.20+$6.95Silver$ 4.91+$0.09Platinum$547.00+$…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 03, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 28 (change from May 21 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium1139925(-57…
Northern Miner Indices (June 03, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)BarrickABX-T21.9%CamecoCCO-T3.6%FalconbridgeFL-T4.7%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%GoldcorpG-T3.2%IncoN-T7.9%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.5%Newmont Minin…
Gold Funds (June 03, 2002)
Gold Funds as at May 23, 2002DundeePrecious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$26.14$5.87Price…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, MAY 22-28
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeKinross GoldT403084.443.784.17+0.34…
Seabridge picks up Tundra
Vancouver — Seabridge Resources (SEA-V) has inked a deal with Newmont Mining (NEM-N) and Total Resources to pick up the Tundra gold project in the Northwest Territories.Situated 150 km north of Yello…
Trading Summary (May 31, 2002)
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rebounded to the tune of 75.57 points or 1% to end the week at 7,656.13 points. Save fo…
Canico confirms Ona-Puma potential
Vancouver – An independent review tabled by Canico Resources (CNI-V) has confirmed the inferred resource for the pr…
Red Emerald eyes Midway
Vancouver With two rigs turning, Red Emerald Resources (RED-V) continues to cut encouraging gold values from the…