Spot Prices Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$408.25+7.20Silver$5.54 +0.08Platinum$799.00+21.00…
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Exchange Rates (December 15, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 9Dec. 8Dec. 5Dec. 4Dec. 3US$ in C$1.30921.29631.30451.3122…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 15, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 9 (change from Dec. 2 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1401275(+642…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 15, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,020/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.75/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.70/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.80-17.10/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.979/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$265/kg.Iridi…
BHP Billiton to sell stake in Highland Valley
Vancouver — BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has inked a deal with privately owned Quadra Mining to sell its 33.6% stake in the Highland Valley Copper mine, in British Columbia, as well as its 100% interest in t…
Nevsun hits new zone at Bisha (December 15, 2003)
Drilling at the Bisha project in Eritrea has led to the discovery of a new massive sulphide zone, reports Nevsun Resources (NSU-T).The so-called NW zone was intersected in six holes collared on three …
Metals Commentary: Barrick’s hedging moratorium explained
The recent announcement by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) Chairman Peter Munk that the company will not consider further forward sales of gold over the next 10 years nor roll any of its hedge contracts forward …
BHP Billiton axes quarterly reports
Melbourne-based BHP Billiton will no longer publish quarterly financial results.Instead, the company will only issue quarterly reports on production, exploration and development, in accordance with th…
Web-based system wins award
CLAIMaps, an online mining information system developed by the Ontario government, has won a Canadian Information Productivity Award. The award was presented recently in Toronto.Created by the Ministr…
Tahera, Kitikmeot reach pact
Following a long series of negotiations, Tahera (TAH-T) and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association have reached an agreement-in-principle regarding local benefits from Tahera’s Jericho diamond project in Nun…
The Big Smoke
Plans for a hazardous-waste incinerator in Belledune, northwest of Bathurst, N.B., have run foul of two New Brunswick environmental groups: the Conservation Council and Environnement-Vie.The project p…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 15, 2003)
DateDec. 9Dec. 8Dec. 5Dec. 4Dec. 3HighLowTSX Composite7975.947990.777990.287880.507959.887997.666204.94TSX Metals & Mining212.19210.99209.84193.16205.10210.99115.38TSX Gold231.81…