LME WHSE LEVELS (April 10, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Apr. 4/99 (change from Mar. 28 in brackets):Metal Stock(tonnes) Change…
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Gold benefits from recent market whipsaw
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 228.73 points to finish the report period ended April 4 at 11,164.84, despite wild fluctuations on the last trading day. It plunged as much as 500 points durin…
The Northern Miner – Small Producers Index (April 10, 2000)
55.43 (-1.16)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
BacTech raises funds for bioleaching
Toronto-based BacTech Metallurgical Solutions (BACO-C) has secured $2 million in equity and debt financing to pursue its innovative precious and base metal bioleaching activities.The funds were made a…
Metal Prices (April 10, 2000)
DateApr. 4Apr. 3Mar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 29BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Rubicon, Billiton cut massive sulphides
Vancouver-based junior Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) and partner Billiton Exploration Canada have intersected more massive sulphide mineralization during a 9-hole, 2,500-metre drilling program at their Poi…
No Headline (April 10, 2000)
INDEXAcquiline15Anaconda15Anglo Am15Anglogold1Apex Silver3Ascot Res.16Ashanti1Aurizon1…
Pioneer makes the grade
Ewart Langille, the geologist and chief engineer at the Pioneer gold mine in British Columbia, was a tyrant in matters concerning ore grade control.Hughie, as we called him, graduated as a geologist f…
Minera Andes resumes work at Huevos Verde
Spokane, Wash.-based Minera Andes (MAI-V) will perform further stepout drilling at a high-grade gold-silver zone on the Huevos Verde property in southern Argentina.The 1,200-metre program will evaluat…
Aurizon plans production from Casa Berardi
The Casa Berardi gold mine in northwestern Quebec emerged from a long tunnel into the sunshine this week, with the release of a positive feasibility study by operator Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T).The study c…
TSE INDICES
DateApr. 4Apr. 3Mar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 29HighLowComposite “300”9141.849374.739462.399394…
AngloGold buys stakes in Geita, Morila
For US$205 million in cash and help in obtaining project financing, AngloGold (au-n) has struck a preliminary deal to buy a 50% interest in Ashanti Goldfields’ (ASL-N) Geita gold project in Tanzania.T…