PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (August 23, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,210/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Recent trades US$60.00-90.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$18.00-20.20/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.7705/lb.I…
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METAL PRICES (August 23, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateAug. 17Aug. 16Aug. 13Aug. 12…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — PCs power platinum demand
Platinum’s principle electrical application continues to be hard disks for personal computers.During 1998, there was a further increase in the percentage of disks incorporating a platinum-cobalt layer…
Small Producers Index
67.22 (+3.73)
North American Mining Index
98.28 (+1.98)
Juniors focus on nickel exploration
With nickel prices rebounding to respectable levels, juniors are showing renewed interest in exploring for the base metal.Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) recently inked a joint-venture agreement with Inco (…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Western policies failing Russia
Your editorial on the heist of Russian assets that has followed privatization is right on the money (T.N.M., Aug. 9-15/99). If Russia’s current circumstances do not amount to the abject failure of Wes…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 23, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Aug.17/99 (change from Aug. 10 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (August 23, 1999)
Date-1999Aug. 17Aug. 16Aug. 13Aug. 12Aug. 11HighLow…
EXCHANGE RATES (August 23, 1999)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 17Aug. 16Aug. 13Aug. 12Aug. 11…
Campbell may restart Santa Gertrudis
Continued exploration success is prompting Campbell Resources (CCH-T) to consider restarting limited open-pit, heap-leach gold mining at its Santa Gertrudis property in Sonora state, Mexico.Production…
SPOT PRICES (August 23, 1999)
Wednesday August 18, 1999Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$261.50+ $4.60Silver…