Rusoro Mining goes after Gold Reserve
Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-o) says an unsolicited take-over bid for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-x) offers a “co…
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Taseko grows Gibraltar reserves
Vancouver – On the heels of a second expansion at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in central British Columbia,…
International Quotes (December 15, 2008)
International Quotes Australia (A$) Dec 9 Nov 25 Change Bendigo Mining 0.13 0.12 0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 2.68 2.80 -0.12 Lion Selection Ltd 0.79 0.92 -0.13 Newcrest Mining 28….
Exchange Rates (December 15, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec. 8 Dec. 5 Dec. 4 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 US$ in C$ 1.2572 1.2969 1.2540 1.2573 1.2421 C$ in US$ 0.7954 0.7711 0.7974 0.7954 0.8051…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 15, 2008)
as of Sept. 31/08
Lending Rates (December 15, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Dec. 9, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 2.50 Target overnight rate 1.50 Canadian Prime 4.00 U. S. Discount Primary 1.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 1.00 U. S. Prime 4…
Tsx Short Positions (December 15, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/08 (with changes from Nov. 15/08).
Evolving Pulling Gold At Rattlesnake Hills
Vancouver — A first-pass drill program at Rattlesnake Hills in Wyoming is returning promising results for Evolving Gold (EVG-V, EVOGF-O).
Kodiak’s Golden Mile Growing
Vancouver — The Golden Mile project is starting to outgrow its name: Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) has traced its rich quartz vein gold system near Thunder Bay, Ont., along 8 km of strike and t…
Dividends (December 15, 2008)
Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Xstrata Canada will pay $0.2863…
Tsx Venture Short Positions (December 15, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/08 (with changes from Nov. 15/08).
BHP Maps Olympic Dam Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L),the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in Australia, envisioning a sixfold increase in mining and milling capaci…