Agnico-Eagle posts losses
When gold prices are high, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) soars likes an eagle. But when prices are low, the unhedged producer is more earthbound than its peers and invariably pays the piper in red ink.Th…
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Safety Society honours its own
Ben Sheppard, who presides over Ben W. Sheppard & Associates in Hayden Lake, Idaho, has won the Safety Professional of the Decade Award. The honour was bestowed on him by the International Society of …
KEGS distributes five scholarships
The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) has awarded its first five scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in geophysics at various universities.The scholarship program is part of …
Spot Prices Wed. August 2, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$277.15-$2.25Silver$ 4.96-$0.01…
Spot Prices, Wed. July 26, 2000Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$279.70-$2.10Silver$ 4.97-$0.02…
Metal Prices (July 31, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 25July 24July 21July 20…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, July 19-25
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 10017 32.31 30.19 31.31…
TSE Shorts (July 31, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at July 15, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated 1,144,461 up 530,935; Alcan Aluminium 742,357 up 359,552; Barrick Gold 4,879,235 up 416,…
Tips for Day
We can’t help feeling a bit sorry for Stockwell Day, the newly elected leader of the Canadian Alliance, formerly known as Reform. For our American readers, Day is a charismatic version of George W. Bu…
Broad index rises as majors take a tumble on TSE
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index rose 131.63 points during the July 19-25 report period to end at 10,867.10.With the exception of palladium, precious metals suffered losses in London trading: gold…
Red metal moves on up
Metal prices delved into a bag of mixed fortunes during the report period July 17-21 as copper led the way in breaking its range to reach US$1,870 per tonne following several failed attempts to overco…
TSE INDICES (July 31, 2000)
DateJuly 25July 24July 21July 20July 19HighLowTSE 30010867.1010783.4810842.0810740.801…