LME Warehouse Levels (April 21, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 15 (change from April 8 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1221850(-…
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Producer and Dealer Prices (April 21, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,530/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.00-10.00/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.733/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$140/kg.Iridium…
Spot Prices Wednesday April 16, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$323.85-0.25Silver$4.49+0.01Platinum$624.00-1.00P…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 21, 2003)
DateApril 15April 14April 11April 10April 9HighLowTSX Composite6488.186462.436432.086418.
The Northern Miner Indices (April 21, 2003)
North American Mining: 65.65 (+0.65)Small Producers: 58.51 (+2.05)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Daily Metal Prices (April 21, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateApril 15April 14April 11April 10April 9Al Alloy1355…
Regulations stall California projects
Two new regulatory actions in California have placed the future of two gold mining projects in doubt.California’s Surface Mining and Reclamation Act has been amended to force mine operators to backfil…
Falco charged over effluent
Falconbridge’s (FL-T) Kidd Creek operation has been charged with one count of allegedly discharging concentrations of zinc and copper effluent into Three Nations Creek, a water course near Timmins, On…
Cameco swept away by McArthur River flood
Cameco was the biggest newsmaker over the April 9-15 report period, announcing a possible suspension to production at the McArthur River mine in Saskatchewan. A shutdown translates into $4-5 million a…
Barrick’s Oliphant receives sweet sendoff
Dry any tears you may have shed for Randall Oliphant, unceremoniously dumped in February from his position as president and CEO of Barrick Gold.While that move was widely viewed as Oliphant’s punishme…
Better ways than Kyoto
The Kyoto Accord is not the best way to fight global warming, says renowned Danish scientist Bjorn Lomborg, who spoke at the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, he…
Junior exchange continues bearish trend (April 21, 2003)
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange drifted lower during the lacklustre report period ended April 15. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index fell 3.78 points, or 0.36% of its value, to close a…