The Northern Miner North American Mining Index (March 25, 2002)
81.37 (+0.88)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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The Northern Miner Small Producers Index (March 25, 2002)
72.39 (-1.13)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 25, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.20/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.50-6.90/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7705/lb.Indium: Indi…
Junior sector improves
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES/PDACThe health of this country’s junior mining sector improved steadily in 2000 and 2001, according to an annual survey by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada. More co…
Mixed results from metals producers
U.S. markets enjoyed a small boost over the March 13-19 report period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.9 points to finish at just over 10,635 and the Standard & Poor’s 500 adding 4.7 po…
News – 25-MAR-02 (March 25, 2002)
METALS, MINING AND MONEY MARKETS…
PDAC 2002 cautiously upbeat
Cautiously upbeat may well describe the mood of delegates attending this year’s convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).John Steele, the association’s president, set th…
Spot Prices Wed. March 20, 2002 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$292.70-$1.05Silver$ 4.52+$0.02Platinum$514.00-$3.00Palladium$380.00+$10.00Base MetalsPrice (US$/lb)ChangeNickel$ 3.11+$0.23Lead$ 0.22 0…
De Beers sees Canada as top priority
De Beers has allocated more than half its 2002 global exploration budget to The Great White North, and that, when combined with planned expenditures on the Snap Lake and Victor diamond projects, means…
Overseas Quotes (March 25, 2002)
Close: Tuesday March 19, 2002SOUTH AFRICA (SA Rand)Anglo Am. Plat.497.00Anglovaal Mg38.00Avgold6.65Cons African0.45Gencor50.70Impala Platinum664.00Iscor15.30JCI Gold9.25Metorex3.40Western Are…
Quebec yields new diamond target
A potential diamond property has been reported in the Lac Bienville region, 460 km north of Chibougamau.Two grains of chrome-rich picroilmenite were identified in the region during an esker sediment r…
Northern Miner Indices (March 25, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2…