Silver coin exceeds 100m oz. in sales
The U.S. Mint reports that sales of its American Eagle silver coin have topped 100 million oz.More than 100,700 of the 1-oz. coins have been sold since they were introduced in 1986. That’s equivalent …
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NAME CHANGES (May 13, 2002)
Independent Res. (IDN-V) has changed its name to ILOVETV Entertainment (TV-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.
Lending Rates (May 13, 2002)
as of 4 pm ET, May 7, 2002(%)Bank of Canada2.50Canadian Prime4.00U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.90LIBOR US$ 6-month2.07LIBOR US$ 1-year2.55Gold lease 3-month0.40Gold lease …
CMHF calls for nominations
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s (CMHF) board of directors has issued its annual call for nominations.The next group of inductees will be honoured at a ceremony in January 2003. Their names will be …
Gold Funds (May 13, 2002)
Gold Funds as at May 2, 2002Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$21.88$5.75Price$16.75$6.16…
Breakwater’s output up
Mining of higher-grade pillars at the soon-to-be closed Nanisivik mine on Baffin Island resulted in higher production and a smaller loss for Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) in the first quarter.For the t…
Pac Booker tables results
Vancouver — Ongoing drilling at Noranda’s (NRD-T) Morrison copper-gold porphyry deposit in British Columbia continues to show good continuity for operator Pacific Booker Minerals (BKM-V).The latest f…
Comaplex eyes Zopilote in western Honduras
Vancouver — Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) can acquire a half-interest in the Zopilote deposit in western Honduras. The property is held by Doublestar Resources (DSR-V).To do so, Comaplex must spend $2.5 …
Producer and Dealer Prices (May 13, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.15/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.25/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.25-8.75/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7260/lb.Indium: Indi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 13, 2002)
DateMay 7May 6May 3May 2May 1HighLowTSX Composite7561.377581.057663.857670.497647.308…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, MAY1-7
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeTVX GoldT356391.431.251.37+0.07…
Responsibility and reason
The past decade has seen “socially responsible investing” grow from a fringe habit followed mainly by cartoon lefties, to a practice followed by a significant minority of investors. Like it or lump it…