Daily Metal Prices (January 17, 2005)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
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Exchange Rates (January 17, 2005)
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Producer and Dealer Prices (January 17, 2005)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,760/t.
Copper is king in British Columbia
Vancouver — Mineral exploration and development in British Columbia have emerged from a bad nightmare caused by weak commodity prices and an unsupportive previous provincial government.
Large resource at Lumina’s Regalito
Vancouver — An independent estimate suggests
Yukon exploration heats up
Whitehorse, Y.T. — In an effort to improve its economy, the Yukon government is rolling out the welcome mat as it tries to lure companies back into exploring and mining in the territory. Buoyed by a resurgence in metal prices on the heels of devo…
The Northern Miner Indices (January 17, 2005)
North American Mining: 107.04 (+0.31)…
Miners recover
United States stock markets drifted marginally lower over the report period Jan. 5-11, with the S&P 500 index down 5.06 points at 1,182.99.
Timber wolf attacks Key Lake worker
It was anything but a happy new year for Fred Desjarlais, an employee of
Suppliers Roundup (January 17, 2005)
SNC-Lavalin helps get Goro going…
Nevsun rises over Eritrea talks
The week of Jan. 5-11 saw the price of gold fall to US$420 per oz. on Jan. 10 before climbing back up to US$421.35, where it closed in the afternoon in London (down US$6.40 over the period). The gold index was down one point to close at 198.69. Th…