Daily Metal Prices (January 26, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 20Jan. 19Jan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 14Al Alloy1502/153…
2004
Freeport’s earnings plummet
The biggest disappointment for mining investors over the holiday-shortened period that ended Jan. 20 was the evaporation of quarterly earnings in Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s latest report.A fourt…
PDAC/CAMESE Exhibitors’ Innovation Forum (January 26, 2004)
PDAC 04 will feature a new opportunity for delegates to learn about new product, service and exploration developments and recent technical or commercial successes. In partnership with the Canadian Ass…
2004 Award Winners
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is delighted to announce this year’s annual awards recipients. The awards, which are selected by the association’s board of directors, recognize ex…
Short Courses and Workshops
Four timely short courses are to be offered at the 2004 PDAC International Convention. There are two for the explorationist which take place on Saturday, March 6. Exploration for Iron Oxide hosted Cop…
World Mines Ministries Forum Returns
As 2004 unfolds, there is renewed optimism throughout the international mining community. This new era will once again test our abilities in an all too familiar arena. Governments around the world wil…
Open Sessions
Nickel sulphide deposits in Australia: Resources and potential, Lynton Jaques, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, AustraliaPerspectives of growth and investment opportunities in the Mexican mining sector…
Sir Sam Jonah to address PDAC-CIM joint luncheon
Currently the chief executive of Ashanti Goldfields, Jonah will speak on the topic “Challenges to Building a First World Mining Company in Developing Africa.” The son of a construction company magnate…
Anatolia buys 100% of Turkish find
Ilic, Turkey — It’s the Tom Prices, Escondidas and Grasbergs of tomorrow that Rio Tinto (RTP-N) is looking for — large, long-life, low-cost assets that have a material impact. At an estimated resour…
Agnico-Eagle’s costs rise as output falls (January 26, 2004)
Higher byproduct credits for copper, zinc and silver resulted in lower-than-expected costs in the fourth quarter at the LaRonde gold mine in northwestern Quebec.The news comes as owner Agnico-Eagle Mi…
Technical Program (January 26, 2004)
Following last year’s record-breaking attendance and positive indicators for exploration and mining finance in all of the mineral commodities today, the PDAC Convention in 2004 will present a technica…
A message from Toronto Mayor David Miller
It is with great pleasure that I welcome the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s 72nd Annual International Convention Trade Show & Investors Exchange to Toronto. Several hundred years a…