Daily Metal Prices (January 26, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 20Jan. 19Jan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 14Al Alloy1502/153…
News
Short Courses and Workshops
Four timely short courses are to be offered at the 2004 PDAC International Convention. There are two for the explorationist which take place on Saturday, March 6. Exploration for Iron Oxide hosted Cop…
Broad market forges ahead, golds left behind
Sparked in part by a rally in Nortel Networks, buyers pushed the S&P/TSE composite index 243.28 points higher over the Jan. 14-20 report period. The bourse ended the period at 6,623.62, or 2.9% greate…
PDAC/CAMESE Exhibitors’ Innovation Forum (January 26, 2004)
PDAC 04 will feature a new opportunity for delegates to learn about new product, service and exploration developments and recent technical or commercial successes. In partnership with the Canadian Ass…
World Mines Ministries Forum Returns
As 2004 unfolds, there is renewed optimism throughout the international mining community. This new era will once again test our abilities in an all too familiar arena. Governments around the world wil…
Open Sessions
Nickel sulphide deposits in Australia: Resources and potential, Lynton Jaques, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, AustraliaPerspectives of growth and investment opportunities in the Mexican mining sector…
Sir Sam Jonah to address PDAC-CIM joint luncheon
Currently the chief executive of Ashanti Goldfields, Jonah will speak on the topic “Challenges to Building a First World Mining Company in Developing Africa.” The son of a construction company magnate…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 26, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,330/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$23.50-29.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.1175/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/…
Junior exchange follows gold trend (January 26, 2004)
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to recover after a dip in the gold price late in the week ended Jan. 16 dragged the market down. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index lost 0.12 of…
Long-term growth
The 4-year drought in mining commodity prices has been long enough that many people now have difficulty believing in the cyclical nature of the mining industry. However, I reckon what goes down must c…
AMF advances Kolwezi in DRC
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has given preliminary approval to America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) to develop the Kolwezi cobalt-copper tailings project in Katanga province.Final appr…
Freeport’s earnings plummet
The biggest disappointment for mining investors over the holiday-shortened period that ended Jan. 20 was the evaporation of quarterly earnings in Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s latest report.A fourt…