Orezone’s Burkina Faso drill program update
The first seven shallow, reverse-circulation infill holes on the Main zone at the Bondi gold project in Burkina Fas…
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Osisko makes for Brazil (December 22, 2003)
A recently signed deal with private Brazilian explorer and developer Amazonia Mineracao paves the way for Osisko Ex…
Metco shares surge on Noranda option
Shares in Metco Resources (MKO-V) surged 2.5, or about 21%, to 14.5 in late afternoon trading in Vancouver on Dec…
The Northern Miner Indices (December 22, 2003)
North American Mining: 107.57 (-2.47)Small Producers: 105.45 (-3.63)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Editorial Cartoon (December 22, 2003)
Southern Star places new shares
Southern Star Resources (SSR-V) has issued more than 1 million flow-through shares to raise $525,000 in gross proceeds.The shares were issued as part of a private placement closed in late November. An…
New zone at Wassa
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has discovered a new zone of gold mineralization at its Wassa property in Ghana, fueling hopes that it will expand the resource.Studies into the feasibility …
Alcan secures Pechiney
With Alcan’s (AL-T) 4-billion-euro takeover bid for France’s Pechiney expiring, the Canadian aluminum giant reports that, so far, 92.21% of the fully diluted shares have been tendered.The results are …
Northern Miner Indices (December 22, 2003)
CompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.1%NorandaNRD-T5.0%P…
Exchange Rates (December 22, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 16Dec. 15Dec. 12Dec. 11Dec. 10US$ in C$1.31831.31341.31501.3…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 22, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,080/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.60-18.30/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.005/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Iridi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 22, 2003)
DateDec. 16Dec. 15Dec. 12Dec. 11Dec. 10HighLowTSX Composite7987.25…