2003
Gold a safe haven once again, or so it seems Where the trouble ain’t
With gold touching US$350 per oz. on Boxing Day, we seem to be seeing the revival of the old relationship between the gold price and international tension. The old “safe haven” explanations for the me…
AMEC wins Meadowbank contract
Vancouver — AMEC has been hired to study the feasibility of mining the Meadowbank gold deposit in Nunavut. Situated 70 km north of Baker Lake, the property is owned by Cumberland Resources (CBD-T).Th…
European mission raises profile of central Newfoundland
A mining trade mission that visited Europe in early autumn 2002 to drum up interest in central Newfoundland’s resource potential has proved successful, according to the president of the Newfoundland a…
Silver Standard finds new zone
A new lens of lead-zinc-silver mineralization has turned up in drilling at the Bowdens property in New South Wales, Australia. Operator Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) identified the new zone in thr…
Kirkland Lake raises cash
Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI-V) (formerly Foxpoint Resources) has raised more than $4.7 million via a private placement of some 2.6 million common shares at $1.80 apiece.That’s $765,000 more than initially…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 06, 2003)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 24 (change from Dec. 20 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1250250(+4…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 06, 2003)
77.06 (+2.98)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Northern Miner Indices (January 06, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, DEC. 23-27
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeCaledonia Mng*Q146600.310.200.27+0.07…
Lending Rates (January 06, 2003)
as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 19, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount0.75U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.40LIBOR US$ 6-month1.40LIBOR US$ 1-year1.52Gold lease 3-…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 06, 2003)
DateDec. 30Dec. 27Dec. 26Dec. 25Dec. 24HighLowTSX Composite6617.55…