Orezone’s Burkina Faso drill program update
The first seven shallow, reverse-circulation infill holes on the Main zone at the Bondi gold project in Burkina Fas…
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Osisko makes for Brazil (December 22, 2003)
A recently signed deal with private Brazilian explorer and developer Amazonia Mineracao paves the way for Osisko Ex…
Metco shares surge on Noranda option
Shares in Metco Resources (MKO-V) surged 2.5, or about 21%, to 14.5 in late afternoon trading in Vancouver on Dec…
Hydromet key to Voisey’s Bay
Inco recently opened a small pilot plant in Mississauga, Ont., to test its hydrometallurgical processing technology for treating concentrates from the Voisey’s Bay operation in Labrador.The plant is p…
Broad market unfazed by Hussein’s arrest
The capture of Saddam Hussein over the Dec. 10-16 report period was certainly a political triumph for the U.S., but two subsequent car bombings in the country’s capital left investors here at home ske…
Exchange Rates (December 22, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 16Dec. 15Dec. 12Dec. 11Dec. 10US$ in C$1.31831.31341.31501.3…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 22, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,080/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.60-18.30/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.005/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.Iridi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 22, 2003)
DateDec. 16Dec. 15Dec. 12Dec. 11Dec. 10HighLowTSX Composite7987.25…
The Northern Miner Indices (December 22, 2003)
North American Mining: 107.57 (-2.47)Small Producers: 105.45 (-3.63)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Aussie coal firms merge management
The management and corporate service teams of Australia’s Coal & Allied, of which Rio Tinto is a 75.7% shareholder, will be folded into a wholly owned unit of Rio Tinto, Pacific Coal. The new entity w…
People (December 22, 2003)
Nord Resources — Ronald Hirsch appointed chairman and CEO; Erland Anderson appointed president, COO and director; Stephen Seymour appointed director; Michael Attaway appointed VP and manager of the J…
WGC unveils new gold collection
The World Gold Council has unveiled a collection and marketing initiative dubbed “Gold Expressions,” aimed at bolstering the global market for Italian-made gold jewelry.Following its formal launch in …