Ivanhoe expands Oyu Tolgoi
Vancouver — Drilling by Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has significantly expanded a zone of copper-rich mineralization at the Oyu Tolgoi gold-copper project in southern Mongolia.Six holes spaced 100-120 metre…
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The Shanghai gesture
The Shanghai Gold Exchange is opening just as gold prices are returning to levels they had not seen in five years (neglecting the brief spike at the time of the Washington gold-sales agreement in late…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 11, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,850/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.40/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.20-6.95/lb.Copper: Comex Dec US$0.7255/lb.
The Vandoos and don’ts
Exploring for minerals in the sleepy, rural districts of Nova Scotia can sometimes produce trials and tribulations.In the late 1960s, I wanted to drill just one hole for barite in Sam King’s sheep pas…
Kumtor hurts Cameco
A pit failure at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan more than halved Cameco’s (CCO-T) earnings in the third quarter.For the three months ended Sept. 30, Cameco pocketed $7 million (or 12 per share) o…
Exchange Rates (November 11, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateNov. 5Nov. 4Nov. 1Oct. 31Oct. 30US$ in C$1.55621.55501.5576…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 11, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 5 (change from Oct. 29 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium1296925(+2…
St. Elias starts drilling
Vancouver — Junior St. Elias Mines (SLI-V) has launched a 1,500-metre drill program on the Gralheira-Jales gold property in northern Portugal.Situated in the Tras-O-Montes region, the project covers …
Anaconda writedown sinks Sherritt
A $29.8-milllion writedown on its investment in troubled Aussie laterite nickel miner Anaconda Nickel sent Sherritt International (S-T) $1.1 million into the red during the three months ended Sept. 30…
CIM hosts oyster party
Members of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) are invited to the CIM’s 78th annual oyster party on Nov. 14 at First Canadian Place.In addition to oy…
Fewer greenhouse gases
To help ensure continuous reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs), companies that are members of the Mining Association of Canada have pledged to decrease their energy consumption per unit of output by 1…
MAC takes stand against Kyoto
The Mining Association of Canada has joined the Canadian Coalition for Responsible Environmental Solutions (CCRES) in opposing ratification of the Kyoto treaty.Under the 1997 Kyoto treaty, industriali…