Norilsk takes South African foothold (March 29, 2004)
Russia’s largest miner Norilsk Nickel has bought Anglo American’s (AAUK-Q) 20% stake in South African gold miner Go…
2004
NAP heads underground at Lac des Iles
North American Palladium (PDL-T) will begin construction of an underground mine at its Lac des Iles operation, near…
Alamos gets water rights for Mulatos
Vancouver-based Alamos Gold (AGI-V) has secured water rights for the Mulatos gold-silver project in Mexico’s Sierra…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 29, 2004)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 23 (change from March 16 in brackets):…
Breakwater ends Q4 in black
Zinc miner
BHP Billiton boosts nickel business (March 29, 2004)
Anglo-Australian giant
Taylor to step aside
Placer Dome CEO Jay Taylor will retire at the end of September, ending a 5-year stint at the helm of the world’s sixth-largest gold producer.
China changing steel market
In 2003, world crude steel production reached a record high of 962 million tons. This year, the billion-ton production level will be eclipsed.
Pacific Rim aims to expand El Dorado
With the Denton-Rawhide gold-silver mine slated for closure next year,
Some capital news Washington Agreement
It was good news for the gold industry that the European Central Bank and its member central banks, plus the Swiss and Swedish central banks, renewed the Central Bank Gold Agreement. It wasn’t, however, an enormous surprise.
Juniors eye prospects in Mongolia
Two unrelated junior companies from the eastern and western shores of Canada are heading to Mongolia to explore their newly acquired mineral properties.
Wayside clarifies scoping study
A review by the British Columbia Securities Commission has prompted