Producer and Dealer Prices (March 05, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,160/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.19/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.20-14.80/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.787/lb.Indium: In…
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LME WHSE LEVELS (March 05, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 29/99 (change from Feb. 22 in brackets):Metal Stock(tonnes) Change…
NAN gets permit for Storliden
A Swedish company owned 38% each by Boliden (BOL-T) and South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) has received a permit to mine the Storliden copper-zinc deposit, near the town of Mala in the Skelleftea mining…
EVENTS (March 05, 2000)
March 16-17 American Association of Professional Landmen — “16th Annual Meeting.” Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nev. Tel: (817) 847-7700. Web site: http://www.nvlandman.org/malri.ht…
Anglo, Karmin ink Aripuana agreement
An agreement signed in mid-February will see properties held by Anglo American (AAUK-N) and Karmin Exploration (KARM-C) in the Aripuana area of Mato Grosso state, Brazil, combined into a single joint …
Economic growth fuels inflation fears
Against a background of ever more positive economic data, base metal prices continue to disappoint. During the report period Feb. 21-25, aluminum and copper continued to trend downward; lead and zinc …
Goldcorp benefits from Havelock sale
Toronto-based Goldcorp (G-T) pocketed a respectable profit in 1999, thanks largely to the sale of its Havelock Lime division.The company earned US$11 million (or 15 per share) on revenue of US$51.7 m…
Open-pit reserves at Sigma-Lamaque swell to 1.6 million oz.
McWatters Mining (MCW-T) is finding there’s plenty of low-cost gold left at the venerable Sigma-Lamaque complex at the east end of this town.Thanks to last year’s $5-million exploration campaign at Si…
Expatriate inks deal to acquire Kudz Ze Kayah
Junior Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) has a struck a deal with Cominco (CLT-T) to buy certain interests in the Finlayson Lake district of southeastern Yukon, including the Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic dep…
Gold Fields tackles costs at Driefontein
The Witwatersrand Basin of South Africa is home to some of the deepest and largest underground gold mines in the world, including Driefontein, which has produced more than 93 million oz. since operati…
Resource stocks hit market
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index suffered mild losses during the Feb. 23-29 report period, shedding 65.87 points to end at 9,128.99.The gold and precious metals sub-group nosedived 545.09 points t…
GSN meeting set for spring
The Geological Society of Nevada (GSN) will host a symposium May 15-18 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Reno.The GSN conference is held every five years. Featured this year will be lectures on various subj…