Trading Summary (December 23, 2003)
Canada’s junior exchange posted a late day rally with investors picking up select gold issues. The S&P-TSX Venture…
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Placer adds ground in Dominican Republic
Vancouver Less than two months after picking up the Ampliacion Pueblo Viejo property, Linear Gold (LRR-V) has dea…
Trading Summary (December 22, 2003)
The healthcare sector stood out with a 1.05% gain on Monday amid thin, mostly sideways trade in Toronto on Monday.
IMA deals Sierra
Vancouver With a drill rig turning on its high profile Navidad group of properties, IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has d…
Orezone’s Burkina Faso drill program update
The first seven shallow, reverse-circulation infill holes on the Main zone at the Bondi gold project in Burkina Fas…
Osisko makes for Brazil (December 22, 2003)
A recently signed deal with private Brazilian explorer and developer Amazonia Mineracao paves the way for Osisko Ex…
Metco shares surge on Noranda option
Shares in Metco Resources (MKO-V) surged 2.5, or about 21%, to 14.5 in late afternoon trading in Vancouver on Dec…
Hydromet key to Voisey’s Bay
Inco recently opened a small pilot plant in Mississauga, Ont., to test its hydrometallurgical processing technology for treating concentrates from the Voisey’s Bay operation in Labrador.The plant is p…
Broad market unfazed by Hussein’s arrest
The capture of Saddam Hussein over the Dec. 10-16 report period was certainly a political triumph for the U.S., but two subsequent car bombings in the country’s capital left investors here at home ske…
Exchange Rates (December 22, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 16Dec. 15Dec. 12Dec. 11Dec. 10US$ in C$1.31831.31341.31501.3…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 22, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,080/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.60-18.30/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.005/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Iridi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 22, 2003)
DateDec. 16Dec. 15Dec. 12Dec. 11Dec. 10HighLowTSX Composite7987.25…