Alcan Inc

Short positions outstanding at July 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 371,442 down 108,881; Agnico-Eagle 5,058,576 down 256,686; Alcan 1,195,306 down 692,465;…

Despite lower prices for its aluminum products, Alcan (AL-T) still managed to turn a respectable profit in the second quarter.For the period ended June 30, Alcan posted net income attributable to comm…

Short positions outstanding at June 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,064,777 up 110,343; Alcan 1,488,270 up 517,286; Algoma Steel 160,000 down 181,000; A…

Short positions outstanding at May 31, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 483,608 up 120,910; Agnico-Eagle 4,954,434 down 143,001; Alcan 970,984 down 248,043; Am…

Allican — Denis Lampron appointed director and VP finance; Pierre Ouellet and Daniel Kerouac appointed directors.Aquiline — John Sutherland and David Constable appointed directors.Canabrava…

Short positions outstanding at May 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 362,698 up 163,201; Agnico-Eagle 5,097,435 up 79,022; Alcan 1,219,027 up 307,302; Aurad…

With prices for base and precious metals sagging, funding for exploration has become scarce, a fact borne out by Halifax-based Metals Economic Group’s latest study of exploration budgets for 679 compa…

The first half of 2001 was no picnic for base metal producers, and most mining analysts expect prices to remain weak and vulnerable to downward pressure from funds and speculators for the rest of the …

The Toronto Stock Exchange slipped a mild 6.81 points over the May 30-June 5 report period to end the week at 8,258.82.The yellow metal sank US$6.70 to land at a London fix of US$266.95 per oz. on the…

While there were no mine openings in Quebec in 2000, the industry could draw some cheer from the startup, in the latter half of the year, of two major metallurgical plants.In October, just 32 months a…