Nanisivik faces early closure
Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) has announced that due to the continued depressed metal prices the Nanisivi…
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Thistle Mining eyes South African assets
Thistle Mining (THT-T) has signed a heads of agreement to acquire three companies, which own and operate five under…
Trail workers ratify four-year deal
On Saturday, employees at Teck Cominco’s (TEK-T) Trail, British Columbia, smelter complex ratified a new four-year…
Odyssey drills its Lucky Star
Odyssey Resources (YOD-V) has begun a diamond drilling campaign on it’s 250-sq.-km Lucky Star property on the Black…
Trading Summary (October 29, 2001)
The conglomerates subindex led the eleven declining subindices on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday with a 364.7…
Westmin earns more in quarter
Westmin Resources has found a 500-ft. eastward extension to the H-W massive sulphide deposit being developed at Myra Falls on Vancouver Island.A $20-million shaft-sinking program is more than halfway …
Manhattan in talks over Tambo Grande
Vancouver — Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is meeting with Peruvian government officials in a move aimed at advancing the Tambo Grande massive sulphide project.The meetings, which include Mines Minister …
Exchange Rates (October 29, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateOct. 23Oct. 22Oct. 19Oct. 18Oct. 17US$ in C$1.57201.57831.57…
Spot Prices Wed. October 24, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$276.15-$5.50Silver$ 4.25-$0.13Platinum$420.00-$…
TSE Short Positions (October 29, 2001)
Short positions outstanding at October 15, 2001Larger individual positions include:Anderson Exploration 435,920 down 670,775; Barrick Gold 11,319,663 down 448,477; Boliden 4,123,885 down…
PD slashes copper output
Vancouver — Sagging commodity prices have dented the bottom line of the world’s second-largest copper producer.Phoenix-based Phelps Dodge (PD-N) posted a net loss of US$100.6 million (or US$1.28 per …
Zircon prices should stabilize
The zircon market has undergone a reversal of fortune in recent years, according to The Economics of Zirconium (10th edition), published by London-based Roskill.The Asian economic crisis, followed by …