Daily Metal Prices (January 20, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 14Jan. 13Jan. 10Jan. 9Jan. 8Al Alloy1355/1335…
News
Markets top out
U.S. equity markets were broadly better as investors digested the big gains that followed the new year. In the report period Jan. 8-14, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 102.03 points to 8,842.62,…
Peer review needs context
I believe the scientific peer review process deserves discussion in a broader context than it has received thus far (see previous letter by Jan Merks in T.N.M., Dec. 2-8/02 and by David R.M. Pattison …
Producer and Dealer Prices (January 20, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,470/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.60/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.00-7.60/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.76/lb.Indium: Indium…
Northern Miner Indices (January 20, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 8-14
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeBarrick GoldT1366224.6523.1023.12-0.83…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 20, 2003)
DateJan. 14Jan. 13Jan. 10Jan. 9Jan. 18HighLowTSX Compos…
Chinese gold reserves rise
According to data released by the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC), gold reserves in that country jumped by 100 tonnes (3.2 million oz.) in December 2002.The increase comes at a time of weakness in the U….
Spot Prices Wednesday January 15, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$351.90+5.15Silver$4.73-0.05Platinum$619.00+11.50…
Masuparia drills Greywacke
Vancouver — Masuparia Gold (MPG-V) is considering developing a small open-pit gold mine on the Greywacke Lake property northeast of La Ronge, Sask.The announcement is based on results from a series o…
Canada’s junior exchange chases bull
Vancouver — The TSX Venture Exchange continued its bull run over the week ended Jan. 15. The S&P composite index closed up 15.2 points, or 1.38% of its value, to 1,110.57.Oasis Diamond Exploration tr…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 20, 2003)
74.59(-0.79)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…