Open-pit vs. underground mining
The following is an excerpt from the ninth edition of Mining Explained, published by The Northern Miner. The book sells for $30 plus $3 for shipping and is available by calling 1-800-668-2374. E-mail:
Metal prices suffered another hefty price correction in late April, driven by fears of a slowdown in Chinese demand and tightening U.S. monetary policy. But owing to strong market-specific fundamentals, we still believe metals prices will strength… The firing of three senior executives at Nortel Networks at the end of April shows just how far large telecommunications companies have strayed from their history. BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)… Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change… Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 3 (change from April 26 in brackets):… CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)… as of 4 pm ET, May 4. 26, 2004(%)… In a development that marks the first successful Canadian foray into Mongolia, production is under way at the Boroo gold mine, northwest of Ulaanbaatar. Vancouver — Drilling by Results from metallurgical tests indicate high recovery rates at By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.Twin peak in metals prices forecast
Nortel Networks shakeup raises more questions The Northern goes south
Daily Metal Prices (May 10, 2004)
Spot Prices Tuesday, May 4, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank
LME Warehouse Levels (May 10, 2004)
Exchange Rates (May 10, 2004)
Lending Rates (May 10, 2004)
Cameco subsidiary opens Boroo mine
Sunridge cuts high-grade copper at Debarwa
Met tests add up for Calcatreu
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 10, 2004)
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