OSC head to step down
David Brown will resign as chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission at the end of June 2005.
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Temex expands Juby (December 06, 2004)
Early results from a 15-hole, 3,561-metre program of diamond drilling have extended the Main zone at
LME Warehouse Levels (December 06, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 30 (change from Nov. 23 in brackets):…
Exchange Rates (December 06, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 06, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,020/t.
Benefit raises funds for hospital
The second annual Mining for a Heart of Gold fundraiser brought in $35,000 for the Hamilton, Ont.-based St. Peter’s Hospital at Chedoke, a facility that helps young adults with disabilities.
Lassonde wins Gold Medal
Newmont Mining President Pierre Lassonde added a couple of ounces to his reserves when he was presented with the Gold Medal by the Ontario Professional Engineers at a ceremony in Toronto.
Falco, Blackstone eye discovery zone at Espedalen
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Apollo takes off
Gold breaks US$450 per oz.
Gold broke through the psychological US$450-per-oz. barrier during the Nov. 24-30 report period, ending near a 16-year high of US$453.40 per oz. in the afternoon in London on Nov. 30. Still, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index suffered a late-…
Richmont takes reins at Island Gold project
Vancouver – Quebec-based Richmont Mines (RIC-T) has opted to acquire a majority interest in the Island Gold project…
Augusta acquiring Mount Hamilton gold project
Vancouver – Northern Canadian diamond explorer Augusta Resource (ARS-V) is refocusing, south of the border, by acqu…