Producer and Dealer Prices (March 13, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,160/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…
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Sherritt posts record earnings
Buoyant nickel and oil prices combined with strong operational performance allowed Sherritt International (s-t) to post record earnings for 1999.Net earnings in 1999 were $66.6 million (or 60 per res…
Lakota nails down properties
While larger rivals are concentrating on bringing advanced projects to production, junior Lakota Resources (LAKO-C) has assembled a large land package for early-stage exploration in the Lake Victoria …
Silvertip gets mixed results
The remaining 15 holes of a 22-hole underground drill program on the Silvertip zinc-lead-silver project in northwestern British Columbia have returned narrow intervals of “feeder-style” mineralization…
EXCHANGE RATES (March 13, 2000)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMar. 7Mar.
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, March 1-7
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeCasmyn Corp *Q 43729 0.53 0.01 0.02 – 0.02…
TSE INDICES (March 13, 2000)
DateMarch 7March 6March 3March 2March 1HighLowTSE 3009425.489580.069462.90…
Inco cuts nickel at Kelly Lake
Nickel major Inco (n-t) has announced an initial resource figure for a major nickel and platinum-group-metals deposit discovered in 1997 at Kelly Lake, near Sudbury, Ont.The deposit holds an estimated…
Asquith, Axmin cut gold zones in CAR
Drilling by Asquith Resources (ASQH-C) and privately held exploration company Axmin has intersected gold mineralization at the former’s Roandji property in the Central African Republic.The drilling, w…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, March 1-7
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 685915 70.81 64.62 64.94 – 3.56…
Yanacocha boosts earnings
In 1999, Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) earned US$45 million (or 72 per American Depository Receipt), compared with US$30 million (48 per ADR) in the previous year.The profit was largely a r…
NAP eases labour tension at Lac des les
North American Palladium (PDL-T) has reached an agreement with unionized workers at the Lac Des les palladium-platinum open-pit mine, north of Thunder Bay, Ont.Members of the United Steelworkers of A…