Niobec reserves grow again
Lower production costs and a higher recovery rates have allowed equal partners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Mazarin (MAZ-T)…
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Trading Summary (October 07, 2002)
Toronto’s Utility sector was alone in the black at the end of trading on Monday, but just barely as it edged up jus…
Bema eyes EAGC
Vancouver-based junior Bema Gold (BGO-T) has agreed to merge with fellow Vancouverite EAGC Ventures (YEV-V), former…
Anooraq rides bulk tonnage find
Vancouver — The Bushveld igneous complex has been long known to host high-grade platinum group metal deposits but…
Namco records record production
Marine diamond miner Namibian Minerals (NMR-T) produced a record 117,050 carats of diamond during the recent third…
Heritage eyes Eskay look-a-like
Vancouver — In 1988, junior company Calpine Resources sparked an exploration frenzy in northern British Columbia by discovering the exotic Eskay Creek gold-rich massive sulphide deposit. Today, anoth…
News – 07-OCT-02
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 07, 2002)
70.78 (-3.63)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 07, 2002)
72.46 (-4.25)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Lending Rates (October 07, 2002)
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 1, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.76LIBOR US$ 6-month1.66LIBOR US$ 1-year1.66Gold lease 3-month0.26Gold lease…
Still too early for base metals
The outlook for base metals prices continues to be weighed down by the macro-economic environment, and recent comments from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) did not provide any incentive for b…
Study clears hurdle for Glamis’s El Sauzal
A new optimization study appears to have improved the economics of the wholly owned El Sauzal project of Glamis Gold (GLG-T).El Sauzal sits atop steep, rugged, mountainous terrain in the southwestern …