Platinum market steady
Platinum demand will grow by less than 1% and the platinum market will be close to balanced in 2004, according to Johnson Matthey’s Platinum 2004 Interim Review.
2004
Newfoundland’s gold attracts explorers
St. John’s, Nfld. —
Through the magic of NGOs
Manhattan Minerals has sold its Peruvian mineral interests for US$600,000 and the assumption of $2.4 million in liabilities. So ends a cautionary tale for explorers and their backers alike.
OSC head to step down
David Brown will resign as chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission at the end of June 2005.
Temex expands Juby (December 06, 2004)
Early results from a 15-hole, 3,561-metre program of diamond drilling have extended the Main zone at
LME Warehouse Levels (December 06, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 30 (change from Nov. 23 in brackets):…
Exchange Rates (December 06, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 06, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,020/t.
Benefit raises funds for hospital
The second annual Mining for a Heart of Gold fundraiser brought in $35,000 for the Hamilton, Ont.-based St. Peter’s Hospital at Chedoke, a facility that helps young adults with disabilities.
Lassonde wins Gold Medal
Newmont Mining President Pierre Lassonde added a couple of ounces to his reserves when he was presented with the Gold Medal by the Ontario Professional Engineers at a ceremony in Toronto.
Falco, Blackstone eye discovery zone at Espedalen
Vancouver —