Starfield sizes up 119 zone
Vancouver-based Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has tabled a preliminary inferred resource estimate for the 119 zone at the Ferguson Lake polymetallic project, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.At a cutoff gra…
News
Languishing zinc sinks Breakwater
Weak zinc prices pushed Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) to a net loss of $19.9 million in 2002.The loss translates into 12 per share and compares with a loss of $111.1 million, or 92 per share, in the …
Exchange Rates (March 24, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 18March 17March 14March 13March 12US$ in C$1.47861.48351.4822…
Daily Metal Prices (March 24, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 18March 17March 15March 14March 13Al Alloy144…
NYSE GREATEST PERCENTAGE CHANGE (March 24, 2003)
Exchg Vol(000s) High Low Close % ChgPechiney*N8013.8012.6013.76+12.33…
Head-scratching
The puzzle ring is an enduring and attractive novelty: gold rings, linked together, that intertwine to form a single complex piece; and a neat symbol for the present gold market.It is a neat symbol be…
St. Jude cuts high-grade gold at South Benso (March 24, 2003)
Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (sjd-v) has discovered a new high-grade gold zone at the South Benso concession in Ghana, West Africa.The discovery hole at the G zone cut 42 metres grading 6.9 grams g…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 24, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,500/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.80/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$8.25-10.20/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7645/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$110/kg.Iridiu…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 24, 2003)
DateMarch 18March 17March 14March 13March 12HighLowTSX Composite6438.616406.636304.496295.446…
Coeur sets records
Last year was a banner one for Coeur d’Alene Mines, as the company set records for silver and gold production. Silver output rose 36% to 14.8 million ounces, produced at a cash cost of $2.89 per oz., …
Junior exchange uneasy as war looms.
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange braced itself for war over the week ended March 18. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index slipped 9.94 points, or 0.92% of its value, and closed at 1,062.0…
Broad market, resource stocks march to US war beat
As war in Iraq drew nearer over the March 12-18 report period, financial speculators at home pushed the S&P-TSX composite index ever higher. After all was said and done, the bulls had raised the bench…