Marum leads as CDNX moves forward
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted modest gains during the report period ended Jan. 22. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index added 9.89 points, or 0.9%, to its value and closed at 1098…
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GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 16-22
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeFranco-NevT45748926.9525.5026.15+0.30…
Northern Miner Indices (January 28, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 28, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,080/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$6.95-8.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.7025/lb.Indium: Ind…
Newmont triumphs over AngloGold
South African producer AngloGold (AU-N) has failed to sway enough shareholders to remain in the battle for Normandy Mining (NDY-T), giving Newmont Mining (NEM-N) a clear path to victory.The…
Data point to turnaround
The decline over the Jan. 14-18 period in base metals has highlighted the extent to which markets heralded the new year with over-optimistic expectations akin to a false dawn.Large price increases and…
Lego helps build tomorrow’s mining machines
High-schoolers in Australia thought of everything from a toll-free number (1-800-SCOOP-ME) to standard operator creature comforts as they competed for top honours in a recent equipment design contest …
NAME CHANGES (January 28, 2002)
Lom River Gold (LRG-V) has changed its name to Catalina Energy (CA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.Dejour Mines (DEJ-V) has changed its name to Dejour Enterprises (DJR…
Spot Prices Wed. January 23, 2002
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$281.60-$6.35Silver$ 4.30-$0.37Platinum$475.00-$…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 28, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 22 (change from Jan. 15 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium838375(+3…
Placer Dome awarded for AIDS project
Placer Dome has won a Development Marketplace Innovation award from the World Bank for a project aimed at helping mineworkers and their families cope with AIDS in southern Africa.The award was present…
Demand for salt rises
World salt consumption increased to an estimated 190-205 million tonnes in 2000 in response to higher demand in southeast Asia and other developing regions, according to London-based Roskill Informati…