Fording battle ends in peace (January 13, 2003)
The heated battle for Fording (FDG-T) has ended with a truce that will see the two sides combine their respective m…
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Rubicon hits bonanza grades at McFinley
Vancouver A 14-hole drill program by Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has returned encouraging values from the McFinley M…
Trading Summary (January 13, 2003)
The gold stocks finished on the minus side of a mixed Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday, dropping 3.05 points or 1.5…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 13, 2003)
96.24 (+0.07)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Spot Prices Wednesday January 8, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$346.75-1.75Silver$4.78+0.06Platinum$607.50+9.50P…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 31-JAN. 7
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N47992530.5827.8427.84-1.19…
Lending Rates (January 13, 2003)
as of 4 pm ET, Jan. 7, 2003(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount0.75U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.39LIBOR US$ 6-month1.40LIBOR US$ 1-year1.55Gold lease 3-m…
Northern Miner Indices (January 13, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 13, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,500/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$6.40-7.35/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.736/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Daily Metal Prices (January 13, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 7Jan. 6Jan. 3Jan. 2Dec. 31Al Alloy1330/1320…
Fire at Muskeg River mine
Production of bitumen at Shell Canada’s (SCH-T) Muskeg River mine, 75 km north of Fort McMurray, Alta., has been halted following a fire.The fire resulted from explosions in the froth treatment area, …
McWatters director opens own account
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:q Anatolia Minerals Development (YMC.U-V) — Erden Yuksel, who is an insider under the Ontario S…