2004

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 21 (change from June 28 in brackets):…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,525/t.

Vancouver — With uranium prices reaching multi-decade highs of more than US$18 per lb., UEX (UEX-T) is stepping up exploration work and increasing its holdings in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan.

The Toronto Stock Exchange fell slightly during the report period June 23-28, with the TSX Composite index giving up 48.79 points to finish at 8,468.87.

Vancouver — Infill drilling by Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) is resulting in consistent grades at the Tulsequah Chief polymetallic project near Atlin, B.C.

A grassroots volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) discovery in northern Quebec has caught the eye of Noranda (NRD-T).

Drilling has proved that the gold deposits at Etruscan Resources‘ (EET-T) Youga property in Burkina Faso are bigger and richer than previously thought.

Crowflight Minerals (CML-V) is geting a chance to join the ranks of nickel producers by acquiring Falconbridge‘s (FL-T) Bucko resource block, in the Thompson nickel belt of Manitoba.

The trading period ended June 28 was punctuated by the early transfer of power in Iraq from U.S. authorities to an interim Iraqi government. The move sent energy stocks lower while, more broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 37.98 poin…