Crosshair sets its sights on gold
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Daily Metal Prices (August 23, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Merger plans boost Iamgold share price
The report period has been reduced to two days this issue because The Northern Miner office is moving. The Aug. 10-11 period saw the price of gold close down US$5.15 at US$393.85 per oz. in the afternoon in London.
Bullion price giveth, then taketh away
Seasonal malaise and lack of interest in the TSX-Venture junior market once again resulted in a weakening of the index with sagging volumes.
Partners explore near Detour Lake
Galore Creek looks good for NovaGold
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment of
Record profits for Sherritt
With big increases in metal prices pumping up its top line,
Bema ups stake in Victoria (August 23, 2004)
Vancouver — Through a private placement,
Wenatchee deal hinges on national contract
The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) will negotiate the fate of 400 workers at Alcoa’s (AA-N) Wenatchee aluminum smelter in Washington state via its national agreement with the aluminum giant.
Al-Qaeda funded by ‘blood’ diamonds: UN
A UN-backed report says several top al-Qaeda operatives laundered millions of dollars in African diamonds before the terrorist attacks on New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.
Tethyan strikes gold in central Pakistan
Perth, Western Australia — A major gold porphyry has been discovered at the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan.
Exchange Rates (August 23, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…