Exchange Rates (January 05, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 29Dec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 24Dec. 23US$ in C$1.3104HolidayHoliday1…
News
Osisko makes for Brazil (January 05, 2004)
Brazilian explorer and developer Amazonia Mineracao will allow Montreal-based Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Barro Alto gold property in Goias state.The property wil…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 05, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,135/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$17.90-21.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.0435/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Irid…
Silver stocks take flight
With silver spot prices soaring US20, to US$5.86 per lb., all the U.S.-listed silver stocks enjoyed strong gains during the 4-day period ended Dec. 29.Leading the way was Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mi…
Queenstake sells Magistral to Nevada Pacific
Junior Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) intends to make the jump to producer after striking a deal to acquire Queenstake Resources’ (QRL-T) Magistral gold mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.Quee…
Seeking specialization
Economic diversification makes rural communities less vulnerable to economic variability, according to the latest edition of Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin.The authors, Marjorie Page an…
Branding and the diamond industry
I’m sure it has happened to practically everyone: you’re at an airport, yet another flight, and no book to read . . . panic. The terminal did not have a particularly good bookshop and, as time ran out…
Gympie’s Southland colliery evacuated (January 05, 2004)
Abnormally high methane concentrations at the Southland colliery in New South Wales, Australia, have forced operator Gympie Gold (GGD-L) to evacuate the mine.A mined-out area near an actively producin…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 05, 2004)
DateDec. 29Dec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 24Dec. 23HighLowTSX Composite8260.54…
MacMillan eyes private placement (January 05, 2004)
Junior MacMillan Gold (MMG-V) is trying to raise $1 million to fund an ongoing drill program at its Cerro de Oro gold-silver project near Zacatecas, Mexico.In early December, MacMillan renewed drillin…
Mongolia gives licences to Ivanhoe
Government officials in Mongolia have issued four 60-year mining licences to Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T).The licences, which are renewable for an additional 40 years, cover 238 sq. km, including the company…
Verena dusts off Bonfim (January 05, 2004)
With $1.8 million in hand from a private placement, Verena Minerals (VML-V) is preparing to dewater and refurbish underground workings at the Bonfim gold-tungsten-bismuth project, 120 km west of Natal…