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Sultan cuts more bonanza grades (December 10, 2001)

Vancouver — Results from 18 drill holes indicate that the Gold Mountain zone near Nelson, B.C., is higher in grade and smaller than expected. The target is part of the Kena property of Sultan Mineral…




Noranda to idle Gasp copper smelter

Doing its bit to shore up copper prices, Noranda (NRD-T) will suspend production at the Gasp smelter in Quebec for at least six months, starting in May.Since January, copper has lost about 16% of its…


LME Warehouse Levels (December 10, 2001)

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 4/01 (change from Nov. 27 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium722500(…


Analysts cautious on Pan American Silver

Vancouver-based Pan American Silver (PAA-T) is best known for being one of the purest exposures to silver for investors, and also for having Microsoft’s Bill Gates as a shareholder in the form of a 13…



CDNX posts gains in active week

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange entered the Christmas season on a bullish note, posting gains on all indices during the week ended Dec. 4. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index added 15….


Producer and Dealer Prices (December 10, 2001)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.95-8.25/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.709/lb.Indium: Indi…


Navigator, Chapleau identify tantalum target

Vancouver — Juniors Chapleau Resources (CHL-V) and Navigator Exploration (NVR-V) have discovered a third tantalum drill target at their jointly held Kougarok project in Alaska.The 55-sq.-km property …


Ivanhoe expands discovery zone at Turquoise Hill

Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has released results from five holes on three contiguous mineralized zones at the Turquoise Hill project in southern Mongolia.Two holes were collared on the Discovery zone, a hig…


New targets at El Morro

Remote-sensing, combined with magnetic and induced-polarization surveys, has identified several targets at the El Morro copper-gold prospect in northern Chile, where Noranda (NRD-T) is earning a 70% i…


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