Nickel enjoys dramatic rally
Metals markets were volatile during the report period May 7-11, with sharp downward adjustments in aluminum and copper prices and a dramatic rally in nickel. The London Metal Exchange (LME) 3-month ni…
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Cameco wins safety award
For the second year in a row, uranium miner Cameco has won the National John T. Ryan Safety Award (metal category). The company was recently honoured for its safety record at the Rabbit Lake mine, whe…
WMC takes flight in Quebec
An airborne electromagnetic survey flown by WMC over an area of northeastern Quebec reveals several promising anomalies that the Australian major will follow up with ground geophysics.WMC has been exp…
Quadrem launches new web site
Quadrem, the Internet-based marketplace serving suppliers and buyers in the mining industry, has revised its web site.The site now allows customers to register or trade on-line, as well as download so…
Francisco explores Guatemalan project
Armed with new results from more than 250 metres of mechanized and hand-dug trenches, Francisco Gold (FGX-V) is carrying out a third round of drilling on its promising Marlin gold-silver project in we…
The 3809 rebellion
It’s springtime in Washington, D.C., which invariably draws protests about whatever is the hot-button issue of the season. On May 9, anti-mining forces gathered on the lawn of the Capital building to …
Milpo advances Cerro Lindo
Armed with a positive prefeasibility study, Compania Minera Milpo has advanced the Cerro Lindo project to the final feasibility stage. The zinc-lead-silver project, situated 175 km southeast of Lima, …
Obituary: William Hutchison
William Hutchison, a pioneer of the Elliot Lake uranium camp and later an executive with Rio Algom, has died. He was 97.Hutchison was born near North Bay, Ont., but later moved to the Toronto area and…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, MAY 9-15
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 15877 42.22 39.86 42.00 + 1.66…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, MAY 9-15
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 666863 42.22 39.86 42.00 + 1.66…
Producer and Dealer Prices (May 21, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,245/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.95-11.60/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.755/lb.
Analysts keen on Radius’s Tambor
Vancouver-based Radius Explorations (RDU-V) has revised the terms of a previously announced non-brokered private placement and will now conduct two placements to raise up to $2.4 million.Insiders of t…