MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, FEB. 19-25
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangePlacer DomeT2085016.5413.8413.89-2.03…
2003
Sustainability workshop
Vancouver-based consultants Anthony Hodge and Ian Thomson will moderate a workshop dubbed “Seven Questions to Sustainability” on March 13 at Metro Hall in downtown Toronto.As the heads of the their re…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 03, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,250/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.80/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.20-7.95/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7855/lb.
Daily Metal Prices (March 03, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateFeb. 25Feb. 24Feb. 21Feb. 20Feb. 19Al Alloy1460/141…
Northern Miner Indices (March 03, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, FEB. 19-25
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNewmont Mng*N49116828.4926.9727.12-0.06…
Agnico-Eagle looks to spread its wings
Determined not to remain a one-mine company, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has unveiled plans that would see it exploit two gold deposits, Lapa and Goldex, both of which are within trucking distance of i…
BHP enjoys higher output at Ekati mine
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) share of mine production at Ekati in the Northwest Territories was 1.1 million carats in the recent fourth quarter — 15% higher than in the corresponding period of 2001 and 12%…
Restraint gives way to profligacy Throwing money around
New ministers of finance are always watched carefully to see how much their budgets will depart, philosophically and strategically, from those their predecessors brought down. John Manley’s first budg…
Changes in the cobalt market
In the past 25 years, there have been numerous major changes in the cobalt market. Prior to 1978, cobalt was almost exclusively supplied from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) and Zambia as…
Falconbridge grounds Kidd for eight weeks (March 03, 2003)
Citing a poor zinc market, Falconbridge (FL-T) is extending to eight weeks the planned closure of its refining operations at the Kidd metallurgical site in Timmins, Ont.Daniel Picard, general manager …
Exchange Rates (March 03, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 25Feb. 24Feb. 21Feb. 20Feb. 19US$ in C$…