People (July 14, 2003)
Beartooth — Craig Smith appointed CFO.Brigadier Gold — Roger Dufresne and Robert MacGregor appointed to board of directors.Coeur d’Alene – James Arnold appointed VP of technical service…
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LME Warehouse Levels (July 14, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 8 (change from July 1 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1,177,750(+3…
Dunsmuir expands Nanuq holdings
Dunsmuir Ventures (DVV-V) has expanded in Canada’s far north by staking 2,533 sq. km immediately contiguous to its Nanuq project, 250 km northeast of Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.This new extensive souther…
SEG fund honours Nutt
A fund in memory of murdered geologist Timothy Nutt has been established by the Littleton, Colo.-based Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Foundation.Nutt was found with his throat slit and his vehic…
America Mineral Fields reworks Kolwezi deal
American Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) has agreed to relinquish a tax holiday for the Kolwezi cobalt-copper tailings project in the Democratic Republic of Congo in return for a larger equity stake.AMF now st…
High River Gold fills in Berezitovoye
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) is encouraged by the results of a 25-hole program of infill drilling at its Berezitovoye project in southern Siberia.The drilling was designed to bring the project’s repo…
Spot Prices Wednesday July 9, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$345.45-5.75Silver$4.74+0.18Platinum$665.00-8.00P…
Daily Metal Prices (July 14, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 8July 7July 4July 3July 2Al Alloy1378/1370…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (July 14, 2003)
DateJuly 8July 7July 4July 3July 2HighLowTSX Comp7089.607068.437001.886999.786990.30…
Modest gains for base metals
The Toronto stock market continued its upward trend over the reporting period June 30-July 8, with the TSX composite index rising 106.50 points to close at 7,089.60 for a gain of 1.5%.The TSX gold ind…
Junior exchange active despite bullion slump
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange followed the major bourses higher over the week ended July 8. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed up 3.42 points, or 0.3%, to 1107.31.ITL Capital…
Mouska team wins rescue prize
A team representing Cambior’s Mouska mine in northwestern Quebec won the provincial mine rescue competition held recently in Val d’Or.Four teams that had won preliminary competitions last fall compete…