Spot Prices Tuesday, December 21, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…
News
Northern initiative generates targets for Diamonds North
Aur to put Duck Pond into production (December 27, 2004)
Production at the Duck Pond base metals deposit, near Buchans, Nfld., should start in late 2006 following a production decision by
Correction (December 27, 2004)
The advertising department of The Northern Miner apologizes to the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines and all this paper’s readers for using the wrong artwork for Mineral Exploration Roundup 2005 on the cover of the Dec. 17-23 issue.
Time to improve China’s mining act
The following is an edited version of a speech recently delivered by Placer Dome’s chairman at the annual general meeting of the Canada China Business Council in Toronto.
Bema makes surprise offer for Arizona Star
Vancouver — On the heels of Albert Friedberg’s apparent victory at wresting control of
Western Canadian Coal revs up Dillon
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. —
Southwestern teams up with majors in Peru
Vancouver – Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) has struck two joint venture deals in as many weeks that will see increa…
HBM&S purchase closes; OntZinc now HudBay
Toronto-based junior company OntZinc (OTZ-V) has closed its purchase of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting from South A…
McLucas leaves Thistle
Fresh off announcing a restructuring deal that will see the company cancel its existing shares, Thistle Mining (THT…
Novelis spin-off OK’d
Alcan (AL-T) shareholders have overwhelmingly approved their company’s plan to spin off its rolled-products busines…
LionOre’s MPI takeover complete (December 22, 2004)
Mid-tier base metal producer LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) will move to a compulsory acquisition of Australi…