Vancouver — Lower grades at the mighty Grasberg mine in Indonesia resulted in decreased production and a fourth-quarter loss for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N).The New Orleans-based company t…
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N2050421.5020.0520.43-0.17…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 22Jan. 21Jan. 18Jan. 17Jan. 16Aluminium1362/13…
In the face of declining base and precious metals, a number of U.S.-listed mining majors still managed to trade higher over the report period, as investors showed interest in old-economy cyclicals.BHP…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 22 (change from Jan. 15 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium838375(+3…
Placer Dome has won a Development Marketplace Innovation award from the World Bank for a project aimed at helping mineworkers and their families cope with AIDS in southern Africa.The award was present…
World salt consumption increased to an estimated 190-205 million tonnes in 2000 in response to higher demand in southeast Asia and other developing regions, according to London-based Roskill Informati…
High-schoolers in Australia thought of everything from a toll-free number (1-800-SCOOP-ME) to standard operator creature comforts as they competed for top honours in a recent equipment design contest …
At long last, Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has tabled a bankable feasibility study for the San Nicolas copper-zinc deposit in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas.However, since zinc will be the primary met…
Lom River Gold (LRG-V) has changed its name to Catalina Energy (CA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.Dejour Mines (DEJ-V) has changed its name to Dejour Enterprises (DJR…
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$281.60-$6.35Silver$ 4.30-$0.37Platinum$475.00-$…
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