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Gold glitters after glum week
The TSX Venture Exchange lost another 25 points during the trading period May 12-18 to close at 1,533.94, representing the sixth consecutive weekly decline for the exchange.
Bolivian unions take up arms
Unions in Bolivia are taking up arms in an effort to ward off swarms of jobless miners occupying three tin-zinc deposits.
Dimmell new PDAC president
Former Noranda geologist Peter Dimmell is the new president of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.
Alexis ups stake in Abitibi district
LME Warehouse Levels (May 24, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 17 (change from May 10 in brackets):…
Exchange Rates (May 24, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Diamonds North, BHP consolidate holdings
Helping workers in South Africa
In a recent speech, South African President Thabo Mbeki emphasized the need for human dignity in all walks of life. Indeed, dignity should be uppermost in every employer’s mindset.
Hecla to develop Mina Isidora
Vancouver — The board of
Scholarship to honour Ward
A scholarship in memory of geologist Marie-Claire Ward will be presented to a student enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in geology at a Canadian university.
Aluminum giants eye Guinean refinery (May 24, 2004)
The world’s two largest aluminum producers —