Another stellar year for Goldcorp (February 23, 2004)
The exceptionally rich Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario bestowed its blessings on Goldcorp (G-T) for one…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Falco workers ink new deal (February 23, 2004)
Falconbridge (FL-T) expects mining and milling at its Sudbury operations to resume to normal levels before the end…
Partners expand Inter Main deposit
Ongoing drilling by partnersFNX Mining (FNX-T) and Dynatec (DY-T) continues to expand the Inter Main zone at the Mc…
Orvana turns first profit from Don Mario
A modest profit was reported by Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) from the latest quarter of production at the Don Mario gold…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 23, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 17 (change from Feb. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1404375(-1…
Hecla shatters silver record
The old dog is still learning new tricks: in 2003, U.S. silver miner Hecla Mining enjoyed the best year of silver production in its 113-year history. The company mined a record 9.8 million oz. at a to…
Editorial Cartoon (February 23, 2004)
Assaying
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Investment Commentary: Scotia Capital sees US$470-per-oz. gold
While many gold analysts have been criticized by gold bugs for bailing out of gold in a big way in December 2003, Scotia Capital stands out among the usually conservative, bank-owned brokerage houses …
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (February 23, 2004)
DateFeb. 17Feb. 16Feb. 13Feb. 12Feb. 11HighLowTSX Composite8767.108747.518694.468725.04…
Base Metals: The Last Leg Higher
Since the latest consensus metal price forecast survey conducted by Reuters in mid-January, in which we were the most bullish forecaster for 2004 on an aggregate basis, analysts have been busy making …
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 23, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.53/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$27-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.2435/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: M…