Spot Prices Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$385.25+12.35Silver$5.23+0.06Platinum$705.00+9.00…
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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 29, 2003)
DateSept. 23Sept. 22 Sept. 19Sept. 18 Sept. 17HighLowTSX Composite7644.047566.517602.2176…
The Northern Miner Indices (September 29, 2003)
North American Mining: 92.86 (+3.60)Small Producers: 90.00 (+1.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Newmont outlines 5-yr plan
The Denver Gold Forum, held Sept. 22-24, provided a platform for 60 of the world’s biggest precious metals miners to strut their stuff in front of investors. This year, almost all the audio portion of…
Ivanhoe hits high grade at depth
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Turquoise Hill copper-gold project have enhanced the prospects of mining the massive orebody that lies deep underneath the South Gobi Desert in Mongolia….
Wheaton River cashes-up
Looking to continue its recent shopping spree, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has arranged its second $100-million equity financing in a month by lining up a group of underwriters led by Griffiths McB…
Editorial Cartoon (September 29, 2003)
Time to put pressure on Cuba To lift the smokescreen
A dozen years since the Iron Curtain parted, the divide between the civilized world and Cuba — let’s call it the Smokescreen — remains in place. But we know that what lies behind it is an affront to…
Levack resurrection?
Having established a resource, partners FNX Mining (FNX-T) and Dynatec (DY-T) are studying the feasibility of resuscitating the historic Levack mine in Sudbury, Ont.Except for an 8-year hiatus in its …
Canadian Zinc puts Prairie Creek on fast track (September 29, 2003)
Vancouver — Authorities have given Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) the approval to proceed with underground development and construction of a metallurgical pilot plant at the Prairie Creek base metal project i…
Northern Miner Indices (September 29, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrick GoldABX-T19.4%CamecoCCO-T3.6%FalconbridgeFL-T4.7%Freeport McM BFCX-N7.1%GoldcorpG-T4.4%IncoN-T7.8%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont Minin…
Diavik powers Aber’s earnings
As the newly constructed Diavik diamond mine continues to ramp-up, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) sold US$19.2 million worth of rough gems over the 6-month period ended July 31, 2003, resulting in net earnings …