Spot Prices Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$401.45-12.45Silver$6.54 -0.10Platinum$858.00+1.00…
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Producer and Dealer Prices (March 01, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,700/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.10/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$24-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.326/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: Mi…
Exchange Rates (March 01, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18US$ in C$1.32801.33571.34401.3…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 01, 2004)
DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18HighLowTSX Composite8604.99…
Japan’s Jipangu drops Cambior stake
Cambior’s (CBJ-T) major shareholder, Japanese-based Jipangu, has cut its ties with the Quebec gold miner by selling 10.4 million shares.The private gold investment fund has also monetized its remainin…
Asia Pacific seeks Udon North resolution (March 01, 2004)
Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T) and the Thai Department of Primary Industry and Mines (DPM) will look for an independent party to decide the fate of the Toronto-based junior’s special prospecting licen…
Pimenton drilling under way
Drilling is under way at the Pimenton gold project northeast of Santiago, Chile, as part of an exploration and development program being mounted by South American Gold and Copper (SAG-T).The Pimenton …
US Supreme Court sides with coal miners
The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to consider if the U.S. government improperly loosened rules for underground coal mining operations. Environmental groups had argued that 3,500 acres of nationa…
Dundee Precious Metals eyes producer status (March 01, 2004)
Not satisfied to watch from the sidelines, investment company Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) plans to join the ranks of gold producers by developing two recent Bulgarian acquisitions itself.”The prima…
Northern Miner Indices (March 01, 2004)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM…
Daily Metal Prices (March 01, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18Al Alloy1541/157…
Nickel, gold weigh on market
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P-TSX composite index dropped 112.81 points, or 1.3%, to end the Feb. 18-24 report period at 8,604.99. Much of the drop can be attributed to the fall of recent stars nic…