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Producer and Dealer Prices (May 21, 2001)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,245/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.95-11.60/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.755/lb.


Staff Investment Policy (May 21, 2001)

The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…


Analysts keen on Radius’s Tambor

Vancouver-based Radius Explorations (RDU-V) has revised the terms of a previously announced non-brokered private placement and will now conduct two placements to raise up to $2.4 million.Insiders of t…


The pilot plant at Tiomin's Kwale titanium sands project in Kenya.

Kwale project stalled by controversy

Mineral projects in Third World countries invariably come to be seen in one of two different ways: either as a shining benefit for a backward economy, or as a blot on the natural environment. On the s…


Francisco explores Guatemalan project

Armed with new results from more than 250 metres of mechanized and hand-dug trenches, Francisco Gold (FGX-V) is carrying out a third round of drilling on its promising Marlin gold-silver project in we…


The 3809 rebellion

It’s springtime in Washington, D.C., which invariably draws protests about whatever is the hot-button issue of the season. On May 9, anti-mining forces gathered on the lawn of the Capital building to …


Trans Hex digs Barra Grande

Trenching is yielding small but gem-quality diamonds at the Barra Grande property in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.Earlier this year, Trans Hex International (THI-V) excavated 172 samples from Villa Bar…



Cameco wins safety award

For the second year in a row, uranium miner Cameco has won the National John T. Ryan Safety Award (metal category). The company was recently honoured for its safety record at the Rabbit Lake mine, whe…


Metal Prices (May 21, 2001)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMay 15May 14May 11May 10May 9Aluminium1529/1515…


WMC takes flight in Quebec

An airborne electromagnetic survey flown by WMC over an area of northeastern Quebec reveals several promising anomalies that the Australian major will follow up with ground geophysics.WMC has been exp…


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