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Copper miners eye higher prices (September 29, 2003)

Vancouver — After years of cutting back production because of low prices, the world’s largest copper miners are optimistic the market for the red metal will improve in 2004.Phelps Dodge (PD-N) expect…


Miners picket Denver forum

Roughly 100 miners at the Newmont gold mine in Nevada travelled 1,000 km to Denver, Colo., in mid-September to protest being without a contract for more than a year.The miners picketed outside the Wes…


Barrick re-shuffles management deck

The gold companies took centre-stage during the report period ended Sept. 23, as the yellow metal resumed its bull run by lunging forward $12.35, or 3.3%, to US$385.25 per oz., pulling the S&P-TSX Gol…


Bullion pushes venture exchange higher

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange was buoyed by the strength of bullion during the week ended Sept. 23. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 21.1 points, or 1.54% of value, to cl…


Twenty Years Ago / October 1983

Gold at crossroadsThe gold market has moved to a new crossroads. Its unprecedented 8-month-long ability to hold above US$400 per oz. has been shattered.Erasing most technical support points, gold fell…






Noranda sells 12-years notes

Mining conglomerate Noranda (NRD-T) intends to sell US$350 million worth of unsecured debentures in order to repay…



Drill turns at Thorn

Vancouver Partners Cangold (CLD-V) and Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) have a drill rig turning on a 100-by-300-metre go…


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