Spot Prices Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$408.30-16.20Silver$6.39 -0.23Platinum$858.00-10.00…
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Daily Metal Prices (January 26, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 20Jan. 19Jan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 14Al Alloy1502/153…
PDAC 2004: Ride the resurgence
By: Joe Hamilton, Chairman, and Kerry Smith, Co-Chairman, Convention Planning CommitteeThe global mining industry witnessed a resurgence in metals prices throughout 2003, led by gold and nickel, with …
Placer Dome continues PDAC support
The PDAC is pleased to welcome Placer Dome as a Platinum sponsor of this year’s convention. Vancouver-based Placer Dome is one of the world’s leading gold producers, operating 18 mines on five contine…
Freeport’s earnings plummet
The biggest disappointment for mining investors over the holiday-shortened period that ended Jan. 20 was the evaporation of quarterly earnings in Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s latest report.A fourt…
PDAC/CAMESE Exhibitors’ Innovation Forum (January 26, 2004)
PDAC 04 will feature a new opportunity for delegates to learn about new product, service and exploration developments and recent technical or commercial successes. In partnership with the Canadian Ass…
2004 Award Winners
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is delighted to announce this year’s annual awards recipients. The awards, which are selected by the association’s board of directors, recognize ex…
Short Courses and Workshops
Four timely short courses are to be offered at the 2004 PDAC International Convention. There are two for the explorationist which take place on Saturday, March 6. Exploration for Iron Oxide hosted Cop…
World Mines Ministries Forum Returns
As 2004 unfolds, there is renewed optimism throughout the international mining community. This new era will once again test our abilities in an all too familiar arena. Governments around the world wil…
Gold prices revive NWT projects
Improved metal prices have always had a way of giving new life to old projects, so it need not be a surprise that the recent rise in the gold price has acted like a defibrillator on several projects i…
Yukon gold, gem exploration heats up
While discoveries of emerald and beryl in the Finlayson Lake area have enjoyed the highest profile, the territory’s last producer was the Brewery Creek gold mine, and gold is still a mainstay of miner…
Open Sessions
Nickel sulphide deposits in Australia: Resources and potential, Lynton Jaques, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, AustraliaPerspectives of growth and investment opportunities in the Mexican mining sector…