Metal Prices (July 24, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 18July 17July 14July 13…
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Shareholders ponder De Beers proposal
Armed with an updated scoping study that puts the net present value of its undisputed interest in the promising Snap Lake kimberlite at $1.35 billion, the directors of Winspear Diamonds (WSP-T) have r…
EVENTS (July 24, 2000)
July 24-26 Air Pollution 2000 — 8th Int’l Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. Cambridge University, U.K. Contact Karen Savage. Tel: +44 (0) 238-029-3223. Fax: +44 (0)…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, July 12-18
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 431113 33.12 30.31 30.31 -2.19…
Crew builds new Zambian mine
Johannesburg-based Metorex has begun constructing Chibuluma South, a copper producer and Zambia’s first new mining development in 30 years.Chibuluma South is 12 km from Chibuluma West, which has been …
Gold Funds (July 24, 2000)
Gold Funds as of July 18, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.96$5.52Price$8.2…
AMF advances projects
Though hamstrung by the chronic political instability of central Africa, London-based America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) is nonetheless making progress at its copper-cobalt and zinc projects in the region…
Exall eyes Romanian gold
Hoping to extend its operations beyond northern Ontario and into Romania, Exall Resources (EXL-T) has begun a due diligence review of the producing Barza Brad gold mine.Exall can earn an 80% interest …
Spot Prices, Wed. July 19, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$281.80-$1.05Silver$ 4.99+$0.04…
Analysts peek into future during tour of nickel laterites Investment Commentary
The future of Canada’s two leading nickel producers appears to be waiting on a South Sea island, where the red carpet is being rolled out by government officials and aboriginal groups anxious to make …
Wolverine drilling yields mixed results
Two drill holes that tested the downdip extension of the Wolverine massive-sulphide deposit, on the newly acquired WOL property in the Finlayson district of the Yukon, have returned mixed results for …
International workshop considers cyanide code
A workshop organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council on Metals and the Environment has laid the groundwork for an international code of practice for th…