War fears fuel gold market
Vancouver — Fear of war with Iraq continued to fuel the resource market over the week ended Jan. 21. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 12.84 points, or 1.15% of its value, and closed…
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Placer bows out of South Carlin
Not satisfied with the latest drill results, Placer Dome (PDG-T) has chosen to walk away from the South Carlin project of Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V).In late 2001, Placer was dealt an option for a 60%…
OPA helps fund grassroots work
The Thunder Bay-based Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA) will help fund grassroots exploration through its newly created Ontario Exploration Corp. (OEC).Partially funded by the Ontario government t…
Golds rebound, base metals sink with broad market
The S&P-TSX composite index traded in a narrow range over the Jan. 15-21 report period, closing down 70.58 points at 6,740.40.The golds fared better, rising 5.7 points to 193.40. The sub-group got a p…
Intrepid confirms high grades at Casposo (January 27, 2003)
Surface sampling at the Casposo gold-silver project in San Juan province, Argentina, has returned “bonanza” style grades for Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V).Intrepid, which is earning an outright interest i…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 27, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 21 (change from Jan. 14 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1226175(-1…
Northern Miner Indices (January 27, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 27, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,400/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.60/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.50-8.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.769/lb.Indium: Indiu…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 15-21
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 27, 2003)
75.49 (+0.90)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 27, 2003)
91.85 (+0.50)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Spot Prices Wednesday January 22, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$359.25+7.35Silver$4.83+0.10Platinum$648.00+29.00…