Base metals leave golds behind
U.S. stock markets were quiet during the report period Dec. 15-21, rising only slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.98 points to 10,759.43.
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Juniors flatline despite stronger precious metals
The Christmas holiday season is sending a chill through precious metals markets, which traded in a fairly narrow range over the Dec. 15-21 period. The TSX Venture Exchange index closed at 1,746.68, up 33.39 points or nearly 2% from the beginning o…
Argyle diamond mine enters transitional period
Kimberley Plateau, Western Australia — The future of
People (December 27, 2004)
Lumina drills Regalito
Vancouver — Drilling by
Getting the vapours
The Buenos Aires Conference of the Parties, the tenth annual review of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, did not agree, as some had hoped, on a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol when that ends in 2012. Instead, another,…
Letters to the Editor (December 27, 2004)
China ban not unlike situation in West…
Dianor joins Leadbetter in Wawa diamond camp
The Wawa diamond exploration camp in northern Ontario has a new player and may be entering a new phase of its development with the arrival of junior
LME Warehouse Levels (December 27, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 21 (change from Dec. 14 in brackets):…
Exchange Rates (December 27, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Southwestern teams up with majors in Peru
Vancouver – Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) has struck two joint venture deals in as many weeks that will see increa…
HBM&S purchase closes; OntZinc now HudBay
Toronto-based junior company OntZinc (OTZ-V) has closed its purchase of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting from South A…