Vicuna target shows promise for Tenke
A trenching program designed to test encouraging gold-in-soil geochemistry anomalies has resulted in the discovery of low-grade gold mineralization on the Vicuna gold property in Argentina. The discov…
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Rocky Dow leaves gold cold
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.21 points, or 0.15%, during the report period ended March 14 to close at 9,811.24 in turbulent trading.The uncertainty in the broader market had little effec…
Nord gets green light for mine
A feasibility study has determined that the Johnson Camp copper mine near Tucson, Ariz., can be reopened profitably now that prices for the red metal have improved.Nord Resources (NRDS-O) purchased th…
Mustang busy at East Bull Lake
Three more holes drilled at the East Bull Lake property, near Sudbury, Ont., have returned mixed results for Mustang Minerals (MMIN-C).Mustang is concentrating on two areas of the East Bull Lake intru…
RJK options Quebec ground
Although general activity is a mere shadow of what it was a year ago, junior companies are still exploring for base metals in the Lac Rocher area of Quebec. The latest entrant is RJK Explorations (RJX…
Southern Metals begins drilling in Ecuador
Southern Metals (SUH-V) has begun a core drilling program at the Paccha gold property in southwestern Ecuador in an effort to test high-grade structures.The junior is earning a 70% interest in the pro…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, March 8-14
ExchngVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 667515 69.19 60.81 61.25 – 3.69…
Spot Prices Wed. March 15, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$288.70-$4.05Silver$ 5.08+$0.01…
CDNX feeds on high-tech, biotech sectors
Propelled by the speculative frenzy in the high-tech and biotech sectors, the Canadian Venture Exchange gained 150.66 points, or 3.6%, over the report period ended March 14 to close at 4,375.45. The m…
Exchange Rates (March 20, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMar. 14Mar. 13Mar. 10Mar. 9Mar. 8…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 20, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Mar. 14/99 (change from Mar. 7 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 20, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,140/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.19/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.25/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.7935/lb.Indium: I…