Rio Narcea’s earnings trimmed
A stronger euro pushed operating expenses higher and ate into the earnings of Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) during the 3-month period ended Sept. 30.Still, the company ended on the plus side with net …
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Exchange Rates (December 01, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateNov. 25Nov. 24Nov. 21Nov. 20Nov. 19US$ in C$…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 01, 2003)
DateNov. 25Nov. 24Nov. 21Nov. 20Nov. 19HighLowTSX Composite7822.34…
People (December 01, 2003)
Alcoa — Judith Nocito appointed corporate secretary and senior counsel.Firestone Ventures — James Porter appointed CFO and director.First Quantum — Robert Watts appointed independent l…
Barclays, CIBC to arrange Ona-Puma financing
Vancouver — Canico Resource (CNI-T) has appointed Barclays Capital and CIBC to arrange financing for its Ona-Puma nickel laterite project in Brazil’s Para state.Barclays and CIBC will set about secu…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 01, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,000/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.75/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.00-16.30/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8945/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$265/…
Platinum on upswing
The price of platinum could reach new 23-year highs in the next six months as the deficit between supply and demand persists and if investment funds continue to maintain long positions, says Johnson M…
Randgold looks at Loulo
Putting its unsuccessful bid for Ashanti Goldfields behind it, South African-based Randgold Resources says it is close to making a development decision on its promising high-grade Loulo gold prospect …
Wheaton River ponies up for Amapari
The latest target of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) is expected to boost the company’s annual production by a quarter, but the promise comes at a considerable premium.Since mid-2002, Wheaton has spent…
Higher Metal Prices drive Cerro Casale
Vancouver — Eleven years after partners Bema Gold (bgo-t) and Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V) discovered the Cerro Casale copper-gold deposit, majority owner Placer Dome (pdg-t) has started talks with …
Watered-down grades hurt Semafo’s quarter (December 01, 2003)
Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) ended the third quarter of 2003 with a $3-million loss (4 per share), largely because of intense rain at the Kiniero mine in Guinea.Production fell to 9,862 oz. in the q…
