Norilsk takes South African foothold (March 29, 2004)
Russia’s largest miner Norilsk Nickel has bought Anglo American’s (AAUK-Q) 20% stake in South African gold miner Go…
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NAP heads underground at Lac des Iles
North American Palladium (PDL-T) will begin construction of an underground mine at its Lac des Iles operation, near…
Alamos gets water rights for Mulatos
Vancouver-based Alamos Gold (AGI-V) has secured water rights for the Mulatos gold-silver project in Mexico’s Sierra…
Diavik mine exceeds expectations
The Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Far North completed its first ramp-up year of operations in 2003, producing more than 3.8 million carats of rough diamonds at an operating cash cost of US$31 per carat.
LME Warehouse Levels (March 29, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 23 (change from March 16 in brackets):…
Breakwater ends Q4 in black
Zinc miner
BHP Billiton boosts nickel business (March 29, 2004)
Anglo-Australian giant
Editorial Cartoon (March 29, 2004)
Funding for the responsible
What is true of the World Bank is also true generally of mining companies, and increasingly of the banks that finance the industry. Expectations about what mining companies must deliver have grown hugely. At a time of increasing competitiveness (d…
Spot Prices Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…
Cheviot mine gets go-ahead
After a long wrangle over permitting,
American Bonanza hits gold in Arizona
Surface drilling by