Slippage causes deaths at Grasberg
Vancouver — A slippage accident at the Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia has caused the deaths of eight workers.In the second fatal accident at the mine in three years, two workers were killed, …
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Northern Miner Indices (October 27, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM…
APGO boosts membership
The Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario has expanded its membership to beyond 1,000.While the majority of the APGO’s membership resides in Ontario, 44 of Canadian-based members live o…
Stillwater nominated for award
Stillwater Mining’s efficient management of water has been nominated for an award by Montana’s Bureau of Land Management.At its Stillwater and East Boulder mines, the company has minimized water pollu…
Goulagou yields gold for St. Jude
Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has tabled additional encouraging drill results from its Goulagou gold project in Burkina Faso.The company is drilling the GG1, GG2 and Yabonsgo gold prospects,…
Daily Metal Prices (October 27, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 20Oct. 17Oct. 16Oct. 15Oct. 14Al Alloy1430/143…
Spot Prices Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$374.80+1.15Silver$5.00+0.06Platinum$738.00+8.00P…
Newmont wins award in Indonesia
PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT), a joint venture between Colorado-based Newmont Mining and Japan’s Sumitomo, has received the 2002 National Golden Safety Award from the Department of Energy & Mineral…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 27, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$10.00-10.90/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.9055/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$180/…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 27, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 21 (change from Oct. 13 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1368675(-7…
Exchange Rates (October 27, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 21Oct. 20Oct. 17Oct. 16Oct. 15US$ in C$…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 27, 2003)
DateOct. 20Oct. 17Oct. 16Oct. 15Oct. 14HighLowTSX Composite7719.85…