The Northern Miner Indices (March 29, 2004)
North American Mining: 108.39 (+1.38)…
News
China changing steel market
In 2003, world crude steel production reached a record high of 962 million tons. This year, the billion-ton production level will be eclipsed.
Pacific Rim aims to expand El Dorado
With the Denton-Rawhide gold-silver mine slated for closure next year,
Sparton options Sierra Rosario
OSC may probe Agnico-Eagle (March 29, 2004)
Emgold sees profits in ceramics from tailings
Grass Valley, California — Intent on restarting the past-producing Idaho-Maryland gold mine, just 4 km east of here,
Banks renew Washington agreement
European central banks announced earlier this month that they would continue to limit the sale of their gold, while increasing the limit slightly.
Pele, De Beers recover Genesis diamonds (March 29, 2004)
Some capital news Washington Agreement
It was good news for the gold industry that the European Central Bank and its member central banks, plus the Swiss and Swedish central banks, renewed the Central Bank Gold Agreement. It wasn’t, however, an enormous surprise.
Doe Run to close plant
Miners dodge market slide
A generally poor report period for U.S. equity markets didn’t extend to the mining stocks, which were mostly higher over the five trading days March 17-23 as the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 index both fell slightly more than 1%.
JQA extended 100 metres
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