Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 20, 2003)
DateOct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 7HighLowTSX CompositeHoliday7633.617604.497569.307561…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The Northern Miner Indices (October 20, 2003)
North American Mining: 92.44 (+5.07)Small Producers: 86.86 (+6.04)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 20, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.95-12.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8635/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$180/kg.Iridi…
Early drilling positive at El Aguila
Initial drilling by Canyon Resources (CAU-X) at the El Aguila property in Oaxaca state, Mexico, has encountered near-surface gold and silver mineralization.Canyon, earning a 50% interest in the proper…
SKN forms JV with Kunming Gold
Vancouver — SKN Resources (SRL-V) received a nod from the Chinese government to form a joint venture with Chinese-based Kunming Gold Exploration Engineering to explore the Tuobuka gold project in Yun…
James A. Harquail
James Harquail, an exploration geologist and mining engineer who worked with renowned prospectors Thayer Lindsley and Duncan Derry, has died. He was 80.A native of Campbellton, N.B., Harquail earned h…
Pilagold heads to Nicaragua
An option to earn a majority interest has Pilagold (Pri-V) reassessing the historic San Ramon mining camp for its oxide potential.Situated in south-central Nicaragua, San Ramon hosts numerous low-sulp…
Spot Prices Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$373.65-2.55Silver$4.94+0.10Platinum$730.00+8.00P…
Partners drill Timmins project (October 20, 2003)
High-grade intersections are reported from the first four holes of a recently doubled, 10,000-metre program of definition drilling on Holmer Gold Mines’ (HGM-V) Timmins property.Highlights include the…
Daily Metal Prices (October 20, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 7Al Alloy1410/1405…
Jilbey drills Taranga (October 20, 2003)
Jilbey Gold Exploration (JLB-V) has begun drilling at its Taranga gold permit in Burkina Faso.The property, which covers 240 sq. km of the Bouroum-Yalogo greenstone belt, was acquired earlier this yea…
Peru Copper Syndicate eyes low-cost leaching
Vancouver — Catherine McLeod-Seltzer and David Lowell, who, a year ago, re-united to search for gold-silver deposits under the banner of Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V), are turning their attention to the …