Woodlawn prefeasibility under way
Metallurgical testing and engineering and design work for the Woodlawn base metal project in New South Wales, Australia, is under way.
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Ten Years Ago in the Northern Miner
Barrick poised to pounce on Busang
Toronto Stock Exchange December 19-20
The Toronto equity market was virtually unchanged over the two trading days Dec. 19-20, shedding 2.21 points to close at 12,782.99. Having made record highs in the previous trading period, the market …
Aura Gold follows trail of Brazil’s garimpeiros
Few garimpeiros are seen these days near Aura Gold’s (ORA-T, AUGIF-O) newly acquired Cumaru gold project in north-central Brazil’s Para state — a dramatic contrast with the scene during a 1980s rush,…
TSX Venture Exchange december 19-20
With precious metals trading in a tight range and base metals weakening slightly, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed to post a modest gain of 25.23 points to close the Christmas-holiday s…
U.S. Markets december 19-20
The decline of the U.S. dollar prompted the government of Thailand to make foreign investment reforms that caused sudden market turmoil on Dec. 19 — reminiscent for some investors of the 1997 Asian e…
Daily Metal Prices (January 01, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Metallica in $30M bought deal
Vancouver — Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has arranged a $30-million bought-deal financing that will allow it to continue development of its Cerro San Pedro gold-silver project in Mexico, as well…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 01, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 21, 2006 (change from Dec. 18 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $619.10 +3.10 Silver $12.42 -0.04 Platinum $1107.00 +16.00 Palladium $321.00 +6.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $14.83 +0.18 Lead $0.74 -0.04 Copper $2.91…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 01, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,375/t.
Exchange Rates (January 01, 2007)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)