Producer and Dealer Prices (April 30, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,290/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.22/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$10.80-13.50/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.762/lb.Indium: Ind…
2001
LME Warehouse Levels (April 30, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 24/01 (change from April 17 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium466700…
Higher gold grades a boon for Freeport
Denver — Despite lower-than-anticipated metal prices, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) pocketed a profit of US$38 million, or 26 per share, in the first quarter.The Louisiana-based major, whic…
Northern Miner Indices (April 30, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Anglo hits at Boyongan
Vancouver — Partners Anglo American (AAUK-Q) and Philex Gold (PGI-V) appear to have intersected a rare geological event at the Boyongan prospect on the Philippine island of Mindanao. The latest drill…
Drilling enhances Alamo Dorado
Eight holes drilled along strike of the Alamo Dorado gold-silver deposit in Mexico’s Sonora state have confirmed the updip continuity on several sections.The work is part of an initial phase of infill…
MK Gold permits Las Cruces
Armed with a positive feasibility study by Bechtel International, MK Gold (MKAU-O) is working to bring its Las Cruces copper deposit into production.The wholly owned project is on the eastern margin o…
Medinah funds Alto de Lipangue
Denver — Medinah Mining (MDMN-O) has raised US$5 million for development of the Alto de Lipangue gold-copper project in Chile by selling a 25% stake in the property to London-based Venture Capital Co…
CDNX breaks 3,000 mark in brisk trading
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange broke the 3,000 mark during the week ended April 24, as all indices posted gains. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 50.17 points, or 1.7%, t…
Base metal miners start year in the black
The April 18-24 report period saw Canada’s biggest base metal producers issue a string of relatively healthy first-quarter earnings reports.Inco announced it had earned US$85 million or US42 a share …
Radius seeks Guatemalan gold
Vancouver — Radius Explorations (RDU-V) is about to begin a first phase of reverse-circulation drilling at the Tambor gold project in Guatemala.The 20-hole, 2,500-metre program will focus on the Brid…
Gold Funds (April 30, 2001)
Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.57$5.23Price$7.75$4.97Discount38.35…