Xstrata closes mothballed Windimurra
Despite current high vanadium prices, London-listed diversified miner Xstrata has confirmed the permanent closure o…
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Trading Summary (May 10, 2004)
Toronto’s gold stocks were alone in the red on Monday gaining 2.84 points, or 1.6%, to make 180.63 and end a string…
Lending Rates (May 10, 2004)
as of 4 pm ET, May 4. 26, 2004(%)…
QGX paves way for mineral exploration in Mongolia
Long before Robert Friedland’s
Inter-Citic finds a little Nevada in China’s Qinghai province
Eight years of patience and perseverance in China are finally starting to pay off for
UGL takes aim at Mongolian targets
Vancouver — Vancouver-based
Juniors blaze path to Middle Kingdom
Vancouver — Ten years ago, investing in China’s mineral industry was a risky, laborious and often frustrating proposition for foreign companies. That’s not the case today, thanks to an economic boom that has fueled price increases for most metals…
The Northern Miner Indices (May 10, 2004)
North American Mining: 97.24 (-0.49)…
IMA squares off against Aquiline
Gastre, Argentina —
Editorial Cartoon (May 10, 2004)
Twin peak in metals prices forecast
Metal prices suffered another hefty price correction in late April, driven by fears of a slowdown in Chinese demand and tightening U.S. monetary policy. But owing to strong market-specific fundamentals, we still believe metals prices will strength…
Copper miners strike in Peru
About 1,350 workers at two mines operated by Southern Peru Copper, the country’s biggest copper miner, walked off the job for 48 hours in an effort to gain higher wages and an end to out-sourcing.