Speaking in the congenial confines of the Columbia Broadcasting System’s current-affairs program 60 Minutes, Albert Gore Jr. has stated he won’t be a candidate for the presidency of the United States …
Faced with a revised takeover bid by the Sherritt Coal Partnership II, Calgary-based Fording (FDG-T) has postponed until Jan. 3 its special shareholders’ meeting originally slated for Dec. 20.Fording’…
Based on the results of a recent feasibility study of the East Amphi gold project, near Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has budgeted $1 million for exploration in 2003.The deposit will be dri…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 17 (change from Dec. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1247075(-3…
With zinc prices foundering in the US33-to-36-per-lb. range, Noranda (NRD-T) has decided to postpone development of the Perseverance project, near Matagami, Que.Noranda’s president of zinc operation…
Before the merger with Pan American Silver (PAA-T) can close, Corner Bay Silver (BAY-T) has to secure a water source for a proposed heap-leach operation at the Alamo Dorado project in Sonora state, Me…
A judge in Helena, Mont., has thrown out a lawsuit by Canyon Resources (CAU-X) that claimed a 1998 state ban on cyanide use in gold mines illegally blocked plans for an open-pit mine near Lincoln, 300…
LionOre Australia’s chief geologist, Mark Bennett, has won the Prospector of the Year Award from the Australian branch of the Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC).The award recognizes …
Although I have not delved into the subtleties of the applied statistics vs. geostatistics debate, I wish to offer an emphatic response to the final paragraphs of Mr. J. Merks’s letter, which appeared…
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 17Dec. 16Dec. 13Dec. 12Dec. 11US$ in C$1.55091.56251.56021.5…
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
U.S. markets moved sideways over the reporting period Dec. 11-17, but the mining stocks, particularly the golds, ran up substantially. The Dow, which fell 38.87 points to 8,535.39, was down slightly, …
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