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Mauritania has secured a US$16.5-million loan from the World Bank for its Projet de renforcement institutionnel du secteur minire (PRISM), which is aimed at attracting investors by mapping the countr…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.30-$4.85Silver$ 4.87-$0.09…

Gold Funds as of August 3, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.70$5.48Price$7.

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T22.7ComincoCLT-T3.8FalconbridgeFL-T7.0Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoR…

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Ivanhoe Capital’s privately held affiliate, African Minerals, has appointed Hugo Dummett chief executive officer and co-chairman.Dummett was formerly BHP Minerals’ senior vice-president and played a l…

Toronto-based Goldcorp stepped into the spotlight during the August 2-8 report period as the company celebrated the pouring of its first gold bar from the High Grade zone at its Red Lake mine in north…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAug. 8Aug. 7Aug. 4Aug. 3…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,615/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.90-14.20/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.8615/lb.Indium: …

Gold-royalty company Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) is heading into its merger with Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) with higher revenue and earnings. In the three months ended June 30, Franco-Nevada earned $29.4 mi…

Solitario Resources (SLR-T) has replaced its takeover bid for Altoro Gold (ATG-V) with an agreement unanimously approved by both boards of directors.Under the plan, shareholders of Altoro will exchang…