Maude Lake earns its half of Comtois ground
Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-V) has acquired a half-interest in 130 claims owned by Cameco (CCO-T) at the 185-claim Comtois gold property, west of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que.The deal was r…
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Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$273.15-$4.40Silver$ 4.07-$0.11Platinum…
Gayot reveals more mineralization (November 26, 2001)
Partners Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N) have discovered more polymetallic mineralization in Quebec’s Caniapiscau Reservoir area, northwest of Schefferville.Channel sampling yield…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 26, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,225/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.50-7.10/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.673/lb.Indium: Indi…
Daily Metal Prices (November 26, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 20Nov. 19Nov. 16Nov. 15Nov. 14Aluminium1352/1367.501375/1389.501370/1388…
PEOPLE (November 26, 2001)
Tyler Res. — James Devonshire appointed president.Ivanhoe — Edward Flood appointed deputy chairman; Hugo Dummett appointed executive vice-president of project development; Pierre Masse appointed chi…
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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 26, 2001)
DateNov. 20Nov. 19Nov. 16Nov. 15Nov. 14HighLowTSE 3007381.217422.757315.307262.917349.45…
Junior companies target tantalum prospects
Vancouver — The lacklustre performance of most traditional metals has induced several junior companies to begin exploring for tantalum in earnest.Global demand for tantalum has accelerated dramatical…
Grab samples augur well for Freewest in New Brunswick
Sackville, N.B. — Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) has discovered gold-bearing boulders and frost-heaved sub-crop within a prominent, multi-element glacial till anomaly at the Clarence Stream proper…
Placer cuts Madsen updip
Drilling by Placer Dome (PDG-T) at Claude Resources (CRJ-T) has intersected four zones of gold mineralization at the historic Madsen mine in Ontario’s Red Lake camp.The effort was aimed at testing for…