Metal Prices (July 16, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 10July 9July 6July 5July 4Aluminium1431/1459…
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LME Warehouse Levels (July 16, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 10/01 (change from July 3 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium622475(…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (July 16, 2001)
DateJuly 10July 9July 6July 5July 4HighLowTSE 3007558.697640.687594.127682.977730.611…
Summer holidays keep prices suppressed
The deterioration in base metals prices continued across the board during the report period July 2-6. The only variation was the scale of price falls, which ranged from a 0.2% fall in aluminum cash pr…
Tan Range encouraged at Luhala gold project
The success of Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) Bulyanhulu mine has been a shot in the arm for junior companies exploring properties in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria district. The senior producer recently exercised …
Analyst sees best buys at bottom of food chain
Gold analysts have watched the yellow metal’s sluggish performance for several years now, with some keeping the faith better than others. John Ing of Maison Placements Canada still ranks among the mos…
The Northern Miner North American Mining Index (July 16, 2001)
68.22 (-0.17)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner Small Producers Index (July 16, 2001)
50.55 (-0.87)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Luderitz Bay sparkles for partners
Partners Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) and Trans Hex Group of South Africa have recovered more than 9,600 diamonds from their Luderitz Bay grant off the coast of Namibia.The stones, which weigh…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JULY 4-10
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N1149241.8039.2739.50-0.90…
Aurizon reworks Casa Berardi payment (July 16, 2001)
TVX Gold (TVX-T) has agreed to grant Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) a 2-year extension, to August 2003, for the payment of $4 million related to the acquisition of the Casa Berardi gold property in northwester…
Survey says platinum could reach surplus
The amount of newly refined platinum, palladium and rhodium entering the market is expected to rise sharply this year, owing mostly to expanded production at many South African operations.Meanwhile, t…