Gold Fields, Repadre to acquire Ghanaian gold mine (October 22, 2001)
South African gold producer Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) and Toronto-based Repadre Capital (RPD-T) have reached a memorandu…
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Harmony rejects rival’s bid
Harmony Gold’s (HGMCY-Q) CEO Bernard Swanepoel says his company “has no intention to dispose of its Free State asse…
BHP Billiton joins Intrepid in Mexico
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has entered into subscription and option agreements with Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) to explore…
Trading Summary (October 22, 2001)
After dipping more than 49 points on Monday, the Toronto Stock Exchange regained ground in the afternoon to finish…
CR cuts massive sulphides
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) has uncovered impressive base and precious metal values in the South Raglan trend in northern Quebec.Hole 4, drilled at the wholly owned Phoenix property in the Ungava Penin…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 22, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 16/01 (change from Oct. 9 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium725650(…
Masuparia cuts high grade at Greywacke
Vancouver — Junior Masuparia Gold (MPG-V) continues to intersect high-grade gold at its Greywacke project, 90 km northeast of La Ronge, Sask. The company is testing the continuity between gold interc…
Aripuana stepout confirms sulphides
Drilling by Anglo American (AAUK-Q) on an electromagnetic (EM) anomaly at the Aripuana property in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state has confirmed massive sulphides 500 metres along strike from the previous …
Sultan tables bonanza gold grades
Vancouver — The eighth hole drilled by Sultan Minerals (SUL-V) at the Gold Mountain porphyry zone, part of the Kena property, near Nelson, B.C., has returned a 2-metre section running an impressive 1…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 22, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,400/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.75-9.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.644/lb.
Exchange Rates (October 22, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 16Oct. 15Oct. 12Oct. 11Oct. 10US$ in C$1.56191.55791.56…
Estimation Guidelines committee off and running
An Estimation Guidelines committee led by the Canadian Instiute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and created as a result of recommendations of the Mining Standards Task Force is busy preparin…