Financial markets in Brazil were jittery after the first round of presidential elections gave Workers’ Party candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 46% of the vote, double that of his nearest rival, Jorg…
For the first time in several years, there’s some cautious optimism in Nevada’s precious metals industry.Even though gold prices averaged US$271 per oz. in 2001, versus US$279 in the two previous year…
Mary Rabbit, a noted geophysicist and historian with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston, Va., has died. She was 87.Mrs. Rabbit (ne Collins) was born in 1915 in Boston, Mass., and grew up in …
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the American Geological Institute will develop a comprehensive DVD-based atlas of the world for use in American schools.The global USGS Geographic Information Sys…
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has decided not to act on an option to earn earn a 55% stake in Black Hawk Mining’s (BHK-T) exploration properties in Nicaragua.Newmont had already sunk US$1.5 million into expl…
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 15, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.82LIBOR US$ 6-month1.82LIBOR US$ 1-year1.95Gold lease 3-month0.42Gold leas…
Antimony: Recent trades US$3,200-3,300/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.32/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.00-6.80/lb.Copper: Comex Dec US$0.6…
DateOct. 15Oct. 14Oct. 11Oct. 10Oct. 9HighLowTSX Composite6219.44Holiday5978.665812.855…
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 15Oct. 14Oct. 11Oct. 10Oct. 9US$ in C$1.5855Holiday1.58881.5…
Attracted by bargain prices, buyers outpaced sellers over the Oct. 9-15 report period to push the benchmark up 388.87 points. The TSX/S&P Composite Index finished the holiday-shortened week at 6,219.4…
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange failed to follow the major bourses higher as investors found little reason to buy speculative issues during the holiday-shortened report period ended Oct. 15. The…
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N50345821.8117.6221.65+3.14…
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