Aurizon drills deep at Casa Berardi
Follow-up deep drilling by Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) on the 118-120 zones at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern Q…
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Atna eyes Carlin prospects
Vancouver — Branching out from its base metal roots, Atna Resources (ATN-T) has agreed to acquire several prospective gold mining claims in Nevada’s prolific Carlin trend.Among these are the Triple J…
Stillwater mauled
The biggest news of the period under review was Noril’sk Nickel’s move to acquire a majority interest in troubled U.S. palladium-platinum producer Stillwater Mining for a combination of cash and physi…
M.I.M. soars on Xstrata talks
The Swiss company Xstrata is negotiating to buy rival M.I.M. Holdings of Australia, causing the latter’s stock to rise 22% to A$1.52 on the Australian Stock Exchange.Xstrata, the world’s fourth-larges…
Gold preserves wealth: report
If gold bullion had been introduced into an Australian investment portfolio in the past 5-10 years, it would have reduced the volatility of investment returns, according to a report by Pricewaterhouse…
Donner bucks trend as junior market slides
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange remained in a bear mood during the report period ended Nov. 26. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index lost 2.2 points, or 0.23%, and closed at 942.59.In wh…
AngloGold sees output rise
In a surprisingly strong third quarter, South Africa’s AngloGold (AU-N) managed to boost both its gold production and earnings while keeping a lid on costs.For the period ended Sept. 30, AngloGold pos…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, NOV. 20-26
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAsia Pac Res*Q243120.060.040.050.00…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, NOV. 20-26
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N41454225.1622.2824.50+1.96…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 02, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,850/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.25-6.90/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.7375/lb.
Golds lower in lacklustre market
The Toronto Stock Exchange made another half-hearted effort at climbing during the report period Nov. 20-25, but the rally ran out of steam on Nov. 26, leaving the TSX composite index at 6,477.77, up …
Peruvian find bears witness to Barrick’s grassroots thrust
The discovery of the 7.3-million-oz. Lagunas Norte deposit in northern Peru testifies to the success of Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) new focus on grassroots exploration.The deposit is part of the Alto Chica…