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Alcan expands Down Under

Montreal-based Alcan (AL-T) will invest A$1.3 billion in the expansion of its Gove alumina refinery in Australia’s Northern Territory.


Nickel buoyed by strong fundamentals

Another surge in nickel prices above US$15,000 per tonne in early July was too significant to escape action. Consumers withdrew their buying interest and excess material was delivered into LME warehouses against an attractive backwardation, while…





Editorial: Where egos fly

Remember the films from high school health class that told us that “no means no?” Well, it seems not everyone was paying attention. In this case, Bobby, the popular, handsome and overly aggressive star quarterback, is being portrayed by Idaho-base…


Support sought for securities reform

A summer meeting with Douglas Hyndman of the British Columbia Securities Commission has the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) launching a lobbying campaign in western Canada designed to reform securities regulations.



Investors anxiously awaiting results

The junior mining market is showing rumblings of gaining some legs with daily trading volumes remaining over the paltry 20-million-share threshold for the week. Investors await exploration results from the plethora of cashed-up companies active ov…


Alcoa shares tumble (September 20, 2004)

Alcoa (AA-N) shares fell 7.5% to US$30.75 on Sept. 10 after the company warned that third-quarter earnings from continuing operations would likely shrink to US30-35 per share from a previously expected US52 per share.



Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 20, 2004)


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