Base Metals: The Last Leg Higher
Since the latest consensus metal price forecast survey conducted by Reuters in mid-January, in which we were the most bullish forecaster for 2004 on an aggregate basis, analysts have been busy making …
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Producer and Dealer Prices (February 23, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.53/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$27-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.2435/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: M…
Exchange Rates (Bank of Canada, Feb. 17)
CurrencyAus $EuroJapan Mex PSA RandUK In C$1.04571.68360.012380.11980.20022.4956…
Barrick, Falco team up in Tanzania
Odd couple Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Falconbridge (FL-T) have agreed to explore jointly the Kabanga nickel deposit in Tanzania.Falco can take a half-interest and assume the role of operator by funding …
EuroZinc closer to Neves Corvo deal
Vancouver — EuroZinc Mining’s (EZM-V) offer to buy the Neves Corvo copper mine in Portugal has been accepted as a conforming bid by the jury handling the tendering process.Up to 30 days are expected …
Trading Summary (February 20, 2004)
The Toronto Stock Exchange finished the week with a 57.16-point drop to 8,641.93 as only the health care and real e…
Metallica breaks ground at Cerro San Pedro (February 20, 2004)
Metallica Resources (MR-T) has begun building its Cerro San Pedro heap-leach gold-silver project in central Mexico.
IMA drilling expands Navidad
The latest batch of five holes continues to expand the Navidad silver discovery in the Patagonia region of Argent…
Mirabel Resources to acquire Rocmec International
Montreal-based junior explorer Mirabel Resources (RMB-V) plans to acquire privately owned Rocmec International. …
Trading Summary (February 19, 2004)
Losses by Toronto’s mining sectors help the S&P/TSX Composite Index 18.74 points lower to 8,699.09 on Thursday. The…
Trading Summary (February 19, 2004)
Losses by Toronto’s mining sectors help the S&P/TSX Composite Index 18.74 points lower to 8,699.09 on Thursday. The…
Diamond Fields resurfaces
Shares in Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) shot up a dime, or about 15%, to 78 on Feb. 19, after the company a…