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News December 24, 2001

Producer and Dealer Prices (December 24, 2001)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,130/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.50-7.60/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.69/lb.Indium: Indiu…

News December 24, 2001

Ontario names first OMET recipients

The provincial government has announced the first five projects to receive assistance under the $8-million Ontario Mineral Exploration Technologies (OMET) Program.Three of the projects will be oversee…

News December 24, 2001

Output to rise at Grasberg

Vancouver — Bucking the trend of other major producers, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) says it expects a 7.1% increase in copper production next year at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia.Output …

News December 24, 2001

CAMESE hosts booth in Russia

The Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export (CAMESE) is inviting companies to display posters at the sixth Moscow International Mining, Exploration and Mining Equipment Exhibi…

News December 24, 2001

Beryllium demand to decline

World demand for beryllium is expected to decline in 2002, according to a report from London-based Roskill Information Services.The Economics of Beryllium (sixth edition) says demand is contracting in…

News December 24, 2001

Muskox to test new zones (December 24, 2001)

Muskox Minerals (MSK-V) has budgeted $6.5 million for a proposed exploration program for the Muskox platinum-palladium-copper-nickel project in Nunavut.The proposal recommends 8,500 metres of drilling…

News December 24, 2001

Wayside hits gold in BC Vein

Vancouver — International Wayside Gold Mines (IWA-V) has intersected a high-grade gold interval in the hangingwall of the BC Vein on its Cariboo property, near Wells, B.C.Hole 20 was drilled at the n…

News December 24, 2001