The Northern Miner Indices (December 29, 2003)
North American Mining: 110.03 (+2.46)Small Producers: 106.96 (+1.51)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
News
Navidad shows bulk-tonnage potential
Although the initial results from the first-ever drilling on the Navidad silver grassroots discovery were not as spectacular as the market was anticipating, the grades would nonetheless seem to indica…
Metals Commentary: Bright outlook for precious metals
All the key trends that have contributed to rising gold prices over the past year remain in place. The strong price recovery in commodities across all sectors continues to attract investment into prec…
Exchange Rates (December 29, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 22Dec. 19>Dec. 18Dec. 17US$ in C$1.33151.33971.32921.3251…
Radius tallies Tambor gold
Vancouver — An independent estimate commissioned by Radius Explorations (RDU-V) suggests that the Tambor property in Guatemala has a resource equivalent to 274,000 oz. gold.Based on a cutoff grade of…
Ghana gives nod to Newmont’s Ahafo
The Parliament of Ghana has unanimously approved a foreign investment agreement with Newmont Mining (NEM-N), paving the way for construction of the Ahafo gold project in the Brong Ahafo region.The agr…
Spot Prices Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$409.70+1.45Silver$5.66 +0.12Platinum$826.00-30.00…
Daily Metal Prices (December 29, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 22Dec. 19Dec. 18Dec. 17Al Alloy1455/14901461/1…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 29, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,100/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$17.50-20.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.0065/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Irid…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 29, 2003)
DateDec. 22Dec. 19Dec. 18Dec. 17HighLowTSX Composite8135.438113.02…
Rubicon expands Jaclyn’s dimensions
Midway through a drilling program at the Golden Promise project in central Newfoundland, Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T) has determined that the deposit’s Jaclyn vein zone is bigger than expected.Rubicon opt…
Monument Bay yields gold
Drilling by partners Bema Gold (BGO-T) and Wolfden Resources (WLF-T) has intersected two gold-mineralized shoots near the Twin Lakes West zone on the Monument Bay property, 650 km northeast of Winnipe…