Metallica licences renewed (September 06, 2004)
Minera San Xavier, a unit of
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Exchange Rates (September 06, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Kalgoorlie offered far more speculation than news
Who’s going to take over
Fortescue eyes Chinese gravy train
BHP Billiton, JFE Steel ink iron ore deal
Spot Prices Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…
De Beers farms out Arctic properties
In a bid to advance some of its non-core assets,
Alcoa shines in U.S.
U.S. stock markets rose slightly over the period Aug. 25-31. The S&P 500 index was up eight points, or 0.73%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.74%, or 75.29 points, to close at 10,173.92 points.
Implats sets production record (September 06, 2004)
Five die in Chilean mine
Five workers have died in an accident at
Aluminum beer bottles
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. and Alcoa have jointly developed an aluminum beer bottle. The announcement follows a history of innovation between the two companies, which led to the first pull-top can in 1962 — a major innovation in the beer and soft-dri…
Exploration spending Down Under
A telling picture of the state of play in the Australian resources sector was spelt out in Exploration Quarterly Review, published by Aegis Equities Research in its Blue Book series.