Producer And Dealer Prices (April 06, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350/t.
News
TSX Venture Exchange – March 24-30
As banking woes and automaker bailouts continued to heap uncertainty on the world economy over the March 24-30 reporting period, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index saw another week of small gains…
Toronto Stock Exchange – March 24-30
Toronto’s main stock index rose for the third week in a row, bringing some measure of relief to weary investors. The resource-laden S&P/TSX composite index gained 253.17 points or 2.9% during the …
U. S. Markets – March 24-30
U. S. equity markets lost ground during the March 24-30 reporting period: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 254 points, or 3.3%, at 7,522; the S&P 500 index declined 35 points, or 4.3%, to …
People (April 06, 2009)
Coronation Minerals — Bruce Rosenberg appointed a director.
Amid Power Shifts, Gold Remains A Refuge
At the macro level during the twelfth trading week of the year, all eyes were on the ailing North American auto industry, and the speculation over its shrunken, blown-out future.
Peru Set To Weather Downturn: Mines Minister
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Pedro Sanchez, and a Peruvian delegation visited Toronto in early March to attend and speak at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention.
Guinea’s Erratic Politics Unsettle Miners
Guinea’s new military chief is keeping mining companies in the West African nation on pins and needles after yet another televised threat against a foreign mining firm there.
Quadra Raising $75M Ahead Of Merger
In a bought-deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) will raise $75.3 million that it will use to refinance existing project debt, compensate project contractors…
Mining’s Carbon-Taxed Future
While many in the mining industry still have serious doubts about global warming and our species’ part in it, that isn’t stopping any of the top companies from preparing for what is being seen as the …
Griffin Pursues Bargain-Priced Ivernia
Ivernia (IVW-T, IVWFF-O) might not strike many as a great catch. Its Magellan lead mine in Western Australia has been on care and maintenance since March 2007, after birds in the port of Esperance sta…
EPA Coal Review Causes Anger And Confusion
VANCOUVER — The laissez-faire days of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in permitting valley fills related to mountaintop coal mining may be over.