New deal at Altonorte in Chile
Employees at Noranda’s (NRD-T) Altonorte custom copper smelter in Chile have ratified a 3-year collective agreement. The new deal includes improved wages and benefits, and has provisions for performan…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LME Warehouse Levels (January 05, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 24 (change from Dec. 19 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1419175(-1…
Northern Miner Indices (January 05, 2004)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM…
Queenstake sells Magistral to Nevada Pacific
Junior Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) intends to make the jump to producer after striking a deal to acquire Queenstake Resources’ (QRL-T) Magistral gold mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.Quee…
Seeking specialization
Economic diversification makes rural communities less vulnerable to economic variability, according to the latest edition of Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin.The authors, Marjorie Page an…
Osisko makes for Brazil (January 05, 2004)
Brazilian explorer and developer Amazonia Mineracao will allow Montreal-based Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Barro Alto gold property in Goias state.The property wil…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 05, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,135/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$17.90-21.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.0435/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Irid…
Spot Prices Monday, Dec. 29, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$412.00+2.30Silver$5.86 +0.20Platinum$826.00+8.00…
People (January 05, 2004)
CIM — Jean Vavrek appointed executive director.Corex Gold — Patrick Downey appointed director; Robert McKeen appointed corporate secretary.LBX Co. — Michael Davis appointed VP marketin…
China key to stronger base metals markets
Prospects for continued strong base metals price performance are good for 2004.Fiscal and monetary stimulus is boosting new manufacturing orders rapidly in the Western World, prompting metal consumers…
The Northern Miner Indices (January 05, 2004)
North American Mining: 116.03 (+5.73)Small Producers: 115.64 (+8.68)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Silver stocks take flight
With silver spot prices soaring US20, to US$5.86 per lb., all the U.S.-listed silver stocks enjoyed strong gains during the 4-day period ended Dec. 29.Leading the way was Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mi…