Companies keep score on empowerment
A new system is allowing South African mining companies to monitor the sale of shares to black investors, the training and hiring of black staff, and purchases of goods and services from black-owned c…
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Sizing up PGM markets
The palladium market has taken hits in all its major sectors, including autocatalysts, electronics and dental alloys. As a result the price of the metal fell from US$450 per oz. a year ago to below US…
People (February 03, 2003)
Apex Silver Mines — Igor Levental appointed VP of investor relations and corporate development.Cattron Theimeg — Frank Rudge appointed VP and managing director.Coeur D’Alene — James Sa…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 03, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 28 (change from Jan. 21 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1217775(-8…
Spot Prices Wednesday January 29, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$369.85+10.60Silver$4.85+0.02Platinum$649.00+1.00…
Lending Rates (February 03, 2003)
as of 4 pm ET, Jan. 28, 2003(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount0.75U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.34LIBOR US$ 6-month1.34LIBOR US$ 1-year1.42Gold lease 3-…
Daily Metal Prices (February 03, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 28Jan. 27Jan. 24Jan. 23Jan. 22Al Alloy1425/139…
Exchange Rates (February 03, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 28Jan. 27Jan. 24Jan. 23Jan. 22US$ in C$1.53601.52481.52211.5…
War fears dampen market
U.S. stock exchanges fell again, during the report period Jan. 22-28, passing their year-end levels on the way and wiping out the New Year rally. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 29.08 points to c…
Central Fund adds to gold, silver holdings (February 03, 2003)
Toronto-based Central Fund of Canada (CEF.A-T) has raised US$15.3 million in order to expand its precious metals holdings.The fund is selling 3.5 million class A shares in the U.S. at US$4.37 apiece, …
TVX, Kinross hampered by legal disputes
Only days before shareholders were scheduled to vote on a proposed 3-way merger, two of the companies involved, TVX Gold (TVX-T) and Kinross Gold (K-T), were facing legal disputes.TVX announced that a…
QGX doubles working capital
Waterdown, Ont.-based QGX (QGX-V) has raised $3 million for its Golden Valley gold project in Mongolia.The company sold 2.5 million shares at $1.20 apiece, compared to the 2.8 million shares it sold i…