Spot Prices Wed. March 28, 2001Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$261.20 $0.00Silver$ 4.43+$0.09…
News
TSE wipes brow after recent debacle
Easing its downward spiral of late, the broad market fell less than a point over the March 21-27 report period, to finish the week at 7,751.33.Even gold has regained its composure, trading unchanged a…
Metal Prices (April 02, 2001)
DateMarch 27March 26March 23March 22March 21BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 02, 2001)
— 52-week –DateMarch 27March 26March 23March 22March 21High…
Avalon cuts mineralization at East Braintree tantalum project
Vancouver — Two holes drilled at the Lucy North prospect, part of the East Braintree tantalum project in southeastern Manitoba, have returned encouraging values for partners Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) a…
Repadre in black despite year-end writedown
Improved earnings from the Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana meant Repadre Capital (RPD-T) turned a profit of $2.7 million on revenue of $8.9 million in 2000, while taking a $3-million charge against assets o…
New vein hit at San Jeronimo
Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Compania has hit a new silver vein on Western Copper Holdings’ (WTC-T) San Jeronimo property in Zacatecas state, Mexico.Thre…
Minera Andes inks Argentine deal with Hochschild
Denver — Minera Andes (MIA-V) will begin drilling on the El Pluma-Cerro Saavedra silver-gold property in southern Argentina once it completes a joint-venture deal with Peru-based Mauricio Hochschild …
Nevada court dismisses Campo Morado suit
A Nevada court has ruled against David Hermiston in a claim launched by a unit of Farallon Resources (FAN-T), thus ending all but the final chapter in a long-running dispute over ownership of the Camp…
Producer and Dealer Prices (April 02, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,320/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.22/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.00-14.50/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.792/lb.Indium: Ind…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, MAR. 21-27
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Miramar posts loss despite improved mining
The Con and Giant mines, operated by Miramar Mining (MAE-T), exceeded expectations during the last quarter of 2000, allowing the company to generate positive cash flow from operations despite low gold…