Mining Nevada in the early ’40s
Everybody knew that the hills of Nevada had been scoured by countless prospectors and that most deposits exposed at the surface had been discovered. But workable deposits are rare, and scattered over …
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Applied stats examples are documented
Prof. Alastair Sinclair, whose letter appeared in your Nov. 4 issue, was present when I taught a short course on sampling precious metals deposits at the University of British Columbia in 1989.He did …
Spot Prices Wed. November 27, 2002 Courtesy of Scotiabank (December 02, 2002)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$318.20-0.80Silver$ 4.44-0.11Platinum$587.00-6.00…
Northgate advances Kemess North project; Botwood
Vancouver — Encouraging drill results have prompted Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) to launch a prefeasibility study at its Kemess North gold-copper project in central British Columbia.The results conf…
Donner bucks trend as junior market slides
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange remained in a bear mood during the report period ended Nov. 26. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index lost 2.2 points, or 0.23%, and closed at 942.59.In wh…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, NOV. 20-26
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAsia Pac Res*Q243120.060.040.050.00…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, NOV. 20-26
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N41454225.1622.2824.50+1.96…
Atna eyes Carlin prospects
Vancouver — Branching out from its base metal roots, Atna Resources (ATN-T) has agreed to acquire several prospective gold mining claims in Nevada’s prolific Carlin trend.Among these are the Triple J…
M.I.M. soars on Xstrata talks
The Swiss company Xstrata is negotiating to buy rival M.I.M. Holdings of Australia, causing the latter’s stock to rise 22% to A$1.52 on the Australian Stock Exchange.Xstrata, the world’s fourth-larges…
Gold preserves wealth: report
If gold bullion had been introduced into an Australian investment portfolio in the past 5-10 years, it would have reduced the volatility of investment returns, according to a report by Pricewaterhouse…
AngloGold sees output rise
In a surprisingly strong third quarter, South Africa’s AngloGold (AU-N) managed to boost both its gold production and earnings while keeping a lid on costs.For the period ended Sept. 30, AngloGold pos…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 02, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,850/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.25-6.90/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.7375/lb.