Fifty Years Ago / May 1954
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News
Spot Prices Tuesday, May 4, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…
LME Warehouse Levels (May 10, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 3 (change from April 26 in brackets):…
Exchange Rates (May 10, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (May 10, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,680/t.
Mind-blowing holes at Grasberg
By far the most impressive exploration drill results tabled during the report period ended May 4 came from
Higher costs erode Placer Dome’s profits
Vancouver — Higher production costs, brought about by continued appreciation of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, trimmed
Open-pit vs. underground mining
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Vancouver — Drilling by Results from metallurgical tests indicate high recovery rates at Aluminum giant Alcan will slash 277 jobs at the Paris headquarters of Pechiney, with which it recently merged. The move is designed to ensure the Montreal-based company meets its target of saving US$350 million annually by the end of 2005.Sunridge cuts high-grade copper at Debarwa
Met tests add up for Calcatreu
Alcan to chop jobs (May 10, 2004)
People (May 10, 2004)