DONALD WORTH – Why Mining?David McKay was born and raised near mines in British Columbia’s interior, where his grandfather ran a small placer operation. Nevertheless, he enrolled in civil engineering …
DateDec. 17Dec. 16Dec. 13Dec. 12Dec. 11HighLowTSX Composite6621.52…
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$337.05+13.30Silver$4.62-0.01Platinum$598.00+3.00…
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.57/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.30-6.70/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.732/lb.
Vancouver — Gold issues helped Canada’s junior exchange break the 1,000 mark on the S&P composite index over the week ended Dec. 17. The Venture Exchange index rocketed 35.56 points, or 3.68% of its …
What would the world be like if Asia — the most populous, the most dynamic quadrant of the globe — were to fail in making the transition to a sustainable lifestyle?I would argue that there can’t be …
Speaking in the congenial confines of the Columbia Broadcasting System’s current-affairs program 60 Minutes, Albert Gore Jr. has stated he won’t be a candidate for the presidency of the United States …
Faced with a revised takeover bid by the Sherritt Coal Partnership II, Calgary-based Fording (FDG-T) has postponed until Jan. 3 its special shareholders’ meeting originally slated for Dec. 20.Fording’…
Based on the results of a recent feasibility study of the East Amphi gold project, near Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has budgeted $1 million for exploration in 2003.The deposit will be dri…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 17 (change from Dec. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1247075(-3…
With zinc prices foundering in the US33-to-36-per-lb. range, Noranda (NRD-T) has decided to postpone development of the Perseverance project, near Matagami, Que.Noranda’s president of zinc operation…
Before the merger with Pan American Silver (PAA-T) can close, Corner Bay Silver (BAY-T) has to secure a water source for a proposed heap-leach operation at the Alamo Dorado project in Sonora state, Me…
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