Ontario to spend more on mine rehab
The Ontario government has entered into a 2-year partnership with the Ontario Mining Association (OMA) to clean up abandoned mine sites.Under the program, the province will match OMA funds directed to…
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Spot Prices Wednesday May 28, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$364.55-0.35Silver$4.59-0.15Platinum$671.00-9.00P…
BHP Billiton settles with ex-CEO
Not bad for half a year’s work: after serving only six months as CEO of BHP Billiton (BHP-N) before quitting, Brian Gilbertson has been awarded a 4.1-million (US$6.7-million) exit settlement.Gilberts…
Producer and Dealer Prices (June 02, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,590/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.40-10.25/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.778/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$140/kg.Iridiu…
Daily Metal Prices (June 02, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMay 27May 26May 23May 22May 21Al Alloy1355/1355…
First Quantum, BHP ink Copperbelt JV
Preliminary results have prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to sign a joint-venture agreement with First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) to continue exploring the Zambian Copperbelt.The deal, essentially an extens…
Contagion spreads
The most recent numbers show 11 “probable” and 41 “suspected” cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in southern Ontario. Something like 2,000 people, potentially exposed over the past week, have …
LionOre’s bottom line bolstered
Vancouver — A stellar performance by the Australian operations LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) catapulted the nickel and gold miner to a profitable first quarter.The company earned US$9.1 millio…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 02, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 27 (change from May 20 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1141275(-118…
AngloGold sells Amapari to Eike Batista (June 02, 2003)
AngloGold (AU-N) will sell its Amapari project in northeastern Brazil’s Amapa state to Eike Batista’s Mineracao Pedra Branca do Amapari for US$18.2 million.AngloGold acquired Amapari in 1998 as part o…
Samira Hill funding in place (June 02, 2003)
A group of lenders led by the African Development Bank (ADB) and including Semafo (SMF-T) has approved a US$27-million loan to La Socit des Mines du Liptako (SML) to develop the Samira Hill gold pro…
Peruvian regulator reviews Tambogrande
The Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (Inrena), the Peruvian government agency charged with advising the government on new mining projects, has completed its preliminary review of the environme…