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The following is an excerpt from Mining Explained, published by The Northern Miner.
News
Voisey’s Bay sparks interest in Placentia, Nfld.
Settling Placentia when Toronto was trees, Basque fishermen described it as insulace corte realis, or “harbour within a womb of hills.” The depiction was apt. More than 100 years later, in the early 1600s, France and England fought for control of…
Capstone revives past-producer Cozamin in central Mexico
Zacatecas, Mexico — With plenty of cash on hand and dewatering and drilling under way,
Juniors steady as gold holds above US$440 per oz.
Junior mining stocks held their own over the shortened trading period Dec. 22-24, before the holiday season kicked in. The TSX Venture Exchange index saw an increase of 44.76 points, or 2.5%, to 1781.44 from the beginning of the trading period.
The Northern Miner Indices (January 03, 2005)
North American Mining: 114.94 (-0.99)…
Tsunamis pound southeast Asia
Stock trading during the holiday-shortened report period ending Dec. 28 was overshadowed by the impact of massive devastation along the coast of the Indian Ocean, caused by an earthquake-induced series of tsunamis. The death toll is being measured…
Market awaits outcome of Goldcorp-Glamis saga
The report period Dec. 22-28 was short because the TSX closed down at 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 for the holidays, and trading did not resume until Dec. 29. The price of gold closed at US$444.40 per oz. in New York on Dec. 28. At Dec. 24, the price of gold…
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 03, 2005)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,780/t.
LME Warehouse Levels (January 03, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 24 (change from Dec. 21 in brackets):…
TSX Venture Shorts (January 03, 2005)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15, 2004 (change from Nov. 30).
TSX Shorts (January 03, 2005)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15, 2004 (change from Nov. 30).
Exchange Rates (January 03, 2005)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…