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Funding for the responsible
What is true of the World Bank is also true generally of mining companies, and increasingly of the banks that finance the industry. Expectations about what mining companies must deliver have grown hugely. At a time of increasing competitiveness (d…
Spot Prices Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
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Cheviot mine gets go-ahead
After a long wrangle over permitting,
American Bonanza hits gold in Arizona
Surface drilling by
Gold rockets as Hamas founder murdered
Continued geopolitical unrest during the March 17-23 report period saw the price of gold continue to rebound, climbing another US$13.50 to finish at US$416.25 per oz. in the afternoon in London on March 23. The TSX’s gold index responded by jumpin…
Taylor to step aside
Placer Dome CEO Jay Taylor will retire at the end of September, ending a 5-year stint at the helm of the world’s sixth-largest gold producer.
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 29, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,915/t.
Daily Metal Prices (March 29, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Taseko to restart Gibraltar
In return for 8 million shares valued at $22.2 million,
Gabriel Res. advances Rosia Montana
A new management team at
Bioteq cleaning up one mess at a time
Mining has long had a problem with acid mine drainage, and Vancouver-based