Trading Summary (February 18, 2003)
Markets gained in most parts of the world on Tuesday, with perceptions of easing tension in the Middle East. The TS…
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Trading Summary (February 17, 2003)
The Toronto market moved up again on Monday, with the TSX Composite index gaining 76.98 points to close at 6,564.11…
Gold Fields eyes Nunavut gold belt (February 17, 2003)
Vancouver Gold Fields (GFI-N) has inked a letter of intent with Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V) paving the way fo…
Curator to bid for Royal County
Vancouver Lundin-led International Curator Resources (IC-V) plans to make an offer to acquire all the shares of R…
PT Inco triples earnings despite constrained production
Higher nickel prices allowed Inco’s (N-T) 59%-owned Indonesian subsidiary PT Inco to triple its earnings in 2002 de…
Geomaque losses shrink in 2002 (February 17, 2003)
Though still deep in the red, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) lost half as much in 2002 as in the previous year, than…
Falconbridge soars
Falconbridge (FL-T) recorded hefty profits for both the fourth quarter and 2002.The company earned $73 million (or 34 per share) in 2002 on revenue of $2.4 billion, compared with earnings of $16 mill…
Editorial Cartoon (February 17, 2003)
Downside risk restricted in lead and aluminum
Market deficit for copper deemed likelyThe following is the third in a series devoted to metals markets and was culled from Barclays Capital’s monthly report The Commodity Refiner. This week’s instalm…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (February 17, 2003)
74.95 (-1.82)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner –Small Producers Index
89.41 (-9.18)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Innovation augurs well for Canadian mining
If I had to pick just one word to describe the Canadian mining industry in recent years, it would be “innovative.” Innovation now defines our industry. In fact, the mining industry spends some $370 mi…