Northern Miner Indices (August 11, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
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Gov’t proposes deep-freeze at Giant
After 10 years of engineering studies, the federal government has proposed freezing 237,000 tonnes of arsenic sitting in numerous underground chambers at the former Giant gold mine, near Yellowknife, …
Producer and Dealer Prices (August 11, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.95-10.30/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.8085/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$180/kg.Irid…
Trading Summary (August 08, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange advanced again on Friday, as the TSX Composite index rose 71.69 points to close at 7,251…
Metallic picks up new shoot at Esmeralda
Underground drilling at the Esmeralda gold propery in southwestern Nevada has revealed a new high-grade mineralized…
Randgold Resources takes run at Ashanti (August 08, 2003)
Mid-tier producer Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q) has made the proposed merger between Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) and A…
Gold Fields takes out Arctic Platinum (August 08, 2003)
Vancouver — South Africa’s third largest gold producer has exercised its right to acquire Outokumpu’s 49% stake in…
Lupin on the ropes
A particularly bad quarter for Kinross Gold’s (K-T) Lupin gold mine in remote western Nunavut, 400 km northeast of…
Canpotex strikes Chinese potash deal (August 08, 2003)
The North American potash partnership Canpotex has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s largest potash…
Trading Summary (August 07, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s TSX Composite index moved up slightly on Thursday, adding 41.21 points to finish at 7,…
Rio Narcea gets green light for Aguablanca (August 07, 2003)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has secured a key approval from the Council of Ministers of Spain for a mineral licen…
Goldbrook picks up ground in Ungava
Vancouver Junior Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) has added new ground to its promising portfolio of projects in the Un…