The Northern Miner Indices (March 15, 2004)
North American Mining: 108.07 (-3.08)Small Producers: 128.76 (+5.73)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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Exchange Rates (March 15, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 9March 8March 5March 4March 3US$ in C$1.31901.32291.31861.3…
Miramar gains time for northern projects
A newly amended option agreement gives Miramar Mining (MAE-T) more time to explore the George and Goose Lake gold projects in Nunavut.Last fall, Miramar signed a letter agreement with Kinross Gold (K-…
Drill results excite junior market
It was a good five trading days for the venture capital market, as the S&P TSX Venture composite index finished the reporting period March 3-9 with a 25.81-point gain, closing at 1,924.90.Intrepid Min…
Gold recovers as uranium miners heat up
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index rode a climbing gold price 8.34 points higher to finish at 218.13 points during the March 3-9 report period. The yellow metal regained lost ground, and then som…
Etruscan raises development funds
Armed with the proceeds from a $15-million financing, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) is gearing up for a busy year at its stable of African gold and diamond projects.The company has two projects on track …
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 15, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,840/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.15/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$27-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.272/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$485/kg.Iridium: Mi…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 15, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 9 (change from March 2 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1366225(-2…
Chinese foil industry
Enormous investment in the Chinese aluminum foil industry could change the face of the global foil market for many years to come. Chinese demand is forecast to grow by 11.1% per year from 2004 through…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 15, 2004)
DateMarch 9March 8March 5March 4March 3HighLowTSX Composite8750.318801.218845.048773.27…
Inca Pacific goes it alone at Magistral
As a result of paying US$2.1 million to a former partner, Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) is now sole owner of the Magistral copper-molybdenum project in Ancash, Peru.The Vancouver-based junior intends …
CVG approves Las Cristinas feasibility
Toronto-based Crystallex International (KRY-T) has moved a step closer to development of Las Cristinas, a large, low-grade gold project in Venezuela’s Bolivar state.The company’s local partner, Corpor…