Lending Rates (January 14, 2002)
as of 4 pm, Jan. 8, 2002(%)Bank of Canada2.50Canadian Prime4.00U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75…
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Producer and Dealer Prices (January 14, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,130/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.79-8.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.7085/lb.Indium: Ind…
Gold Funds (January 14, 2002)
Gold Funds as of January 3, 2002Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.94$5.65Price$9.30$5.50Discount33.29…
Blackstone gains ground
Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) has picked up a second diamond property in the north Slave Craton of Nunavut, south of Coronation Gulf.The junior can acquire a 35% interest from each of Anglo-Celtic Explo…
Dayton-Pac Rim merger targets El Dorado (January 14, 2002)
With an eye on advancing the El Dorado gold-silver project in El Salvador, Dayton Mining (DAY-T) and Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) have proposed an all-stock merger.Pacific Rim President Catherine McLeod…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 14, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 8/02 (change from Dec. 31/01 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium823850…
El Morro appraisal favourable
An independent scoping study on the La Fortuna copper-gold deposit in north-central Chile has come back positive for partners Metallica Resources (MR-T) and Noranda Resources (NRD-T).Noranda, which ca…
Tulawaka funding secured (January 14, 2002)
Minires du Nord (MDN-T) has secured a US$4-million loan facility arranged by RMB Resources, a South African-based financial institution.The money will more than cover MDN’s funding requirements for 2…
Metal Prices spur market rally
Stronger base metal prices over the Jan. 2-8 report period translated into a broad-based rally among the U.S.-listed base metal producers.BHP Billiton rose 89 to US$11.60; Phelps Dodge jumped $1.32 t…
Newmont ups ante as AngloGold stands pat
Determined to win a bidding war with AngloGold (AU-N), Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has raised its offer for Normandy Mining (NDY-T) as an insurance measure.In mid-November, Newmont triggered the…
Barrick drops Goodpaster
Vancouver — Disappointing drill results have prompted mining titan Barrick Gold (ABX-T) to stop work on the California and Surf properties in the Goodpaster district of Alaska.The properties are adja…
Battle brewing over control of Valerie Gold
Vancouver — As was the case with many junior explorers, 1996 was a stellar year for Valerie Gold (VLG-V). With $20 million in the kitty and with the drill rig set to turn on the prospective Mamatla m…