Daily Metal Prices (April 26, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
News
Falco’s earnings soar in Q1
Higher metal prices more than offset the effects of a 3-week strike at
Drill results add to resource at Subriso
Vancouver — Results from diamond drilling by
Aber appoints O’Neill as Harry Winston head
Having just acquired a controlling stake in the “jeweler to the stars,”
Canada’s miners felled by lower prices
The April 14-20 report period was relatively quiet for gold as the yellow metal shed just US90 to finish at US$396.85 per oz. in London. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index mimicked the metal’s performance, peaking at 214.05 points at mid-per…
Drilling trends
Drilling is essential to exploration and mining, as it is the only way to investigate an anomaly fully and delineate and define a deposit.
Mary-Claire Ward
Mary-Claire Ward, a director of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada and chairman of mining consulting firm Watts Griffis & McOuat, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Western Silver to fast-track Penasquito
Vancouver — An independent prefeasibility study has concluded that the Chile Colorado zone on
Big coal makes gains
Over the period ended April 20, America’s big coal producers dominated the greatest-value-change list, with
Suppliers Roundup (April 26, 2004)
Atlas Copco to buy US driller…
Aljustrel feasibility sees higher costs (April 26, 2004)
An update of the feasibility study on the Aljustrel zinc project in Portugal shows increased capital costs, partly offset by higher revenues.
Atna to participate in Wolverine (April 26, 2004)
Robust prices for silver and zinc have prompted Vancouver-based