TSE INDICES (November 22, 1999)
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SPOT PRICES (November 22, 1999)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$295.45+$3.60Silver$ 5.17+$0.06…
LME WHSE LEVELS (November 22, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 16/99 (change from Nov. 9 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Niocan lines up customers
Montreal-based Niocan (NIO-M) will distribute at least 25% of its ferroniobium in Europe, possibly begining at the end of 2001.The company, which has signed an agreement with a leading ferro-alloy pro…
North American Palladium doubles Lac des les resource
The Lac des les palladium deposit in northern Ontario has just doubled in size.AGRA Simons, retained by mine owner North American Palladium (PDL-T) to perform a feasibility study, estimates a measure…
GEOLOGY 101 – Skarn deposits, Part 1
Skarn deposits are significant sources of tungsten, copper, iron, gold, molybdenum, lead, zinc and tin, as well as being minor sources of silver and bismuth. Industrial minerals, including wollastonit…
Banff Resources hits snag at Kasese
Faced with technical problems, Banff Resources (BFF-V) has delayed the planned ramp-up at it Kasese cobalt project in western Uganda.Construction of the US$135.4-million cobalt processing plant, which…
ASC head to run new capital exchange
The chairman of the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has been named to head the merged Alberta and Vancouver stock exchanges, with trading scheduled to begin Nov. 29.William Hess, who has held top …
DIAMOND PAGE — Grade falls short for Tahera
The once-promising Contwoyto-1 kimberlite at the Jericho diamond project in Canada’s newly created Nunavut territory has been put on the back burner after further sampling by Tahera (TAH-T) determined…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (November 22, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,125/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.75-15.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.7835/lb.Indium: Indi…
Companies (November 22, 1999)
Archangel DiamondAsarcoAtna Res.Aur Res.Banff Res.Broken Hill Pty.CambiorCampbell Res.Canmine Res.Channel Res.Claude Res.Coeur d’Alene MinesCyprus AmaxDe Beers Cons. MinesDia Met MineralsEcho Bay Mine…
Meetings (November 22, 1999)
Nov. 22, Alcan AlumniumNov. 22, Itec-MineralNov. 22, StoriminNov. 22, ThundelarraNov. 22, Viking GoldNov. 22, WilliamNov. 23, AdobeNov. 23, ApogeeNov. 23, Blue DesertNov. 23, CamfloNov. 23, Easton Min…