Aurogin nabs Tierra Blanca (March 24, 2003)
Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V) has inked a deal with a private company to earn a half-stake in the Tierra Blanca gold project in central Guatemala.Aurogin and its partner can earn a 70% interest in the 10-…
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Spot Prices Wednesday March 19, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$339.00-10.00Silver$4.48-0.19Platinum$680.00-20.00…
TSX-V GREATEST PERCENTAGE CHANGE (March 24, 2003)
ExchgVol(000s) High Low Close % ChgColumbia MetalV320.150.110.14+100.0…
Amerigo buys Chilean mill (March 24, 2003)
Junior Amerigo Resources (ARG-V) has acquired an option to buy a Chilean plant that recovers copper from tailings.The MVC plant has an 18-year contract with Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Co…
Starfield sizes up 119 zone
Vancouver-based Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has tabled a preliminary inferred resource estimate for the 119 zone at the Ferguson Lake polymetallic project, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.At a cutoff gra…
Languishing zinc sinks Breakwater
Weak zinc prices pushed Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) to a net loss of $19.9 million in 2002.The loss translates into 12 per share and compares with a loss of $111.1 million, or 92 per share, in the …
Exchange Rates (March 24, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 18March 17March 14March 13March 12US$ in C$1.47861.48351.4822…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 24, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,500/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.80/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$8.25-10.20/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7645/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$110/kg.Iridiu…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 24, 2003)
DateMarch 18March 17March 14March 13March 12HighLowTSX Composite6438.616406.636304.496295.446…
Junior exchange uneasy as war looms.
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange braced itself for war over the week ended March 18. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index slipped 9.94 points, or 0.92% of its value, and closed at 1,062.0…
Codelco chooses remote controlled mining system
Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) will employ Sandvik Tamrock’s AutoMine system at the El Teniente underground mine as part of a plan to double that operation’s market capitalization f…
TSX MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (March 24, 2003)
ExchgVol(000s) High Low Close ChangeTVI PacificT192900.100.070.10+0.01…