Daily Metal Prices (September 02, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAug. 27Aug. 26Aug. 23Aug. 22Aug. 21Al Alloy1221/124…
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Producer and Dealer Prices (September 02, 2002)
Antimony: Recent trades US$1,800-2,000/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.30/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.30-7.05/lb.Copper: Comex Dec US$0.6975/lb….
Producers rise as broad market blows
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index began the Aug. 21-27 report period on an upswing and stayed that way until the final day, when it reversed to 6,642.83 for a modest loss of 12.46 points over…
Canada’s Venture Exchange gains ground
Vancouver — Weak consumer confidence plus the threat of rising U.S. interest rates helped bolster the gold market over the week ended Aug. 27. The TSX Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 12.45…
Casa Berardi drilling hits sulphide breccia
Drilling by Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) at the Casa Berardi property in northwestern Quebec has intersected a zone of gold mineralization in semi-massive sulphide material east of the property’s West mine, …
Reno hosts geostats course
The advanced use of geostatistics in the evaluation of ore reserves will be taught in a 5-day course in Reno, Nev.The event, which runs from Sept. 23-37, is expected to address several topics, includi…
Hospital to be almost germ-free
The City of Hope National Medical Center in Los Angeles is building a hospital with the largest capacity for bone marrow transplantation in the U.S. and will use silver in its ductwork to keep the fac…
Explosive firms merge
Dyno Nobel of Oslo, Norway, will acquire the explosives division of Ensign-Bickford Co., a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Ensign-Bickford Industries.Under the deal, Ensign-Bickford will surrender mos…
Disputada legal dispute heats up (September 02, 2002)
Vancouver — U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil (XOM-N) has filed a civil suit against Chile’s state mineral company, Enami, adding to the legal complications that have delayed the US$1.3-billion sale of its C…
NAP’s Q2 earnings unchanged from 2001
Higher production in the second quarter translated into more revenue for North American Palladium (PDL-T), but earnings were little-changed from the corresponding period of 2001.NAP pocketed $7.5 mill…
Exchange Rates (September 02, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 27Aug. 26Aug. 23Aug. 22Aug. 21US$ in C$1.55201.55711.55581.5…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 02, 2002)
DateAug. 27Aug. 26Aug. 23Aug. 22Aug. 21HighLowTSX Composite6642.836697.936614.346727.796664.91…