Residents shoot down Tambo Grande plan
Residents shoot down Tambo Grande planResidents of Tambogrande, a small agricultural centre about 865 km northw…
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Rio Narcea ups forecast on record month
Rio Narcea Gold Mines pumped out a record 29,336 oz. of gold from its El Valle operation in Spain, during May, more…
Ivanhoe takes stake in Pacific Minerals
Vancouver — A US$3 million investment in Pacific Minerals (PMZ-V) paves the way for Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) to earn…
Aurizon eyes $8 m for Casa Berardi
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) has agreed to a private placement of 7.1 million share at $1.15 apiece with a group of underw…
Producer and Dealer Prices (June 03, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,360/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.10/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.25/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.25-8.80/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.757/lb.Indium: Indi…
Semafo extends mineralization at Nyafe (June 03, 2002)
Reverse circulation drilling by Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) has extended the Nyafe gold-bearing structure, on the Mana property in Burkina Faso, some 300 metres to the northeast.Selected results for…
SGS acquires Lakefield Research
Socit Gnrale de Surveillance (SGS Group), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has acquired Ontario-based metallurgical consultant Lakefield Research for nearly $42 million.Lakefield, which has a…
Silver market sees changes
The silver market underwent considerable changes in supply, demand and prices in 2001, according to Silver Survey 2002, published by London-based CPM Group.Prices dropped 12.4% last year to an average…
Noranda, Falco swap execs
The integration of Noranda (NRD-T) and Falconbridge (FL-T) continues with the reshuffling of top-ranking officials.Earlier this year, Falco’s board of directors signalled its decision to allign itself…
Spot Prices Wed. May 29, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$352.20+$6.95Silver$ 4.91+$0.09Platinum$547.00+$…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 03, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 28 (change from May 21 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium1139925(-57…
Northern Miner Indices (June 03, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)BarrickABX-T21.9%CamecoCCO-T3.6%FalconbridgeFL-T4.7%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%GoldcorpG-T3.2%IncoN-T7.9%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.5%Newmont Minin…