2002

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,440/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.30/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.90-7.50/lb.Copper: Comex Sept US$0.7615/lb.Indium: Ind…

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to hold its ground while major bourses stumbled in the wake of numerous corporate fraud allegations. The S&P TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed t…

Short positions outstanding at June 30, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,315,262 up 250,485; Alcan 1,887,771 up 399,501; Aurado 360,000 up 99,686; Aurora Pla…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJuly 9July 8July 5July 4July 3Aluminium1356/1372…

A drop in U.S. consumer sentiment pushed Toronto stocks to their lowest level in more than nine months. Despite a s…

Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) has eliminated all of its outstanding indebtedness by converting $6.9 million i…

South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy has granted Thistle Mining (THT-T) two new mining authorizations t…

Production has been halted and rescue operations are underway after a significant seismic event at Harmony Gold Min…

Vancouver — Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has recently completed more two more step-out diamond as well as a number…

Cumberland Resources has started a second phase of drilling on its Meadowbank gold project in Nunavut, following on…

The technology stocks stormed back on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday gaining 0.92 of a point or nearly 6% t…

As part of a wider plan to restructure its base metals portfolio, global mining giant Anglo American (AAUK-Q) has d…