Partners drill for Hemlo gold
Juniors Sparton Resources (YSP-V) and Beaufield Consolidated Resources (BFD-V) have begun drill-testing several gol…
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Mindoro bullish at Lobo project (March 24, 2003)
Trenching on the Lobo project in the Philippines has returned encouraging gold values for Mindoro Resources (MIO-V).The program focused on the SW Breccia (SWB) zone, in the southwestern portion of the…
NYSE GREATEST VALUE CHANGE (March 24, 2003)
VolumeCloseChangeRio Tinto*N14470081.862.56Phelps Dodge*N201070033.99…
TSX MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (March 24, 2003)
ExchgVol(000s) High Low Close ChangeTVI PacificT192900.100.070.10+0.01…
Flat TVs depend on silver
The large-screen flat-panel-display (FPD) television sets featured in home entertainment showrooms rely on a new technology wholly dependent on silver.The FPD model has been on the market for four yea…
Major Drilling posts loss
Major Drilling incurred a loss of $400,000 (or 2 per share) on revenue of $38.6 million for its fiscal third quarter, though that’s an improvement over the year-earlier loss of $4 million (37 per sh…
Daily Metal Prices (March 24, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 18March 17March 15March 14March 13Al Alloy144…
NYSE GREATEST PERCENTAGE CHANGE (March 24, 2003)
Exchg Vol(000s) High Low Close % ChgPechiney*N8013.8012.6013.76+12.33…
Coeur sets records
Last year was a banner one for Coeur d’Alene Mines, as the company set records for silver and gold production. Silver output rose 36% to 14.8 million ounces, produced at a cash cost of $2.89 per oz., …
Broad market, resource stocks march to US war beat
As war in Iraq drew nearer over the March 12-18 report period, financial speculators at home pushed the S&P-TSX composite index ever higher. After all was said and done, the bulls had raised the bench…
Codelco chooses remote controlled mining system
Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) will employ Sandvik Tamrock’s AutoMine system at the El Teniente underground mine as part of a plan to double that operation’s market capitalization f…
TSX-V MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (March 24, 2003)
ExchgVol(000s) High Low Close ChangeDoublestar ResV16910.570.460.57+0.10…