Producer and Dealer Prices (October 28, 2002)
Antimony: Recent trades US$3,150-3,350/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.40/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.00-6.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec US$0.6975/lb….
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Cambior profits from higher gold prices (October 28, 2002)
Riding higher gold prices, Cambior (CBJ-T) managed to post a tidy profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 — its first quarterly profit since the last three months of 2001.Third-quarter earnings am…
Spot Prices Wed. October 16, 2002 (October 28, 2002)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$313.40-$0.60Silver$ 4.41+$0.09Platinum$580.00-$…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (October 28, 2002)
DateOct. 22Oct. 21Oct. 18Oct. 17Oct. 16HighLowTSX Composite6291.666362.316326.616274.79…
Exchange Rates (October 28, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 22Oct. 21Oct. 18Oct. 17Oct. 16US$ in C$1.56791.56741.57211.5…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 28, 2002)
68.43 (+2.99)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (October 28, 2002)
64.01 (-2.79)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Anglo extends Boyongan
Vancouver — Delineation drilling on the Boyongan prospect in the Philippines continues to churn out impressive copper-gold values.Partners Anglo American (AAUK-Q) and Philex Gold (PGI-V) have six rig…
Sherritt, Ontario Teachers put Fording on notice
Fording, Canada’s largest producer of export coal, took centre-stage in the Oct. 16-22 report period, becoming the latest takeover target of Sherritt International and the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Pl…
Daily Metal Prices (October 28, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 22Oct. 21Oct. 18Oct. 17Oct. 16Al Alloy1250/126…
Aredor kimberlites reveal more stones (October 28, 2002)
Partners Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and Trivalence Mining (TMI-V) have recovered more diamonds from the Aredor concession in Ghana.Rio, which operates the project, recently sank eight holes into a promising g…
Junior market ends bearish slide
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to find a few points while the major bourses rallied over the week ended Oct. 22. The S&P TSX Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 2.33 points, or 0…