NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 01, 2008)
52-week Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1940.01 1951.63 1949.68 1919.75 1901.73 3192.55 1881.41 TSX Composite 13288.96 13447.29 13539.22 …
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DAILY METAL PRICES (September 01, 2008)
Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday 2440/2495 2430/2470 2431/2475 2430/247…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 01, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.
Correction (September 01, 2008)
In last week’s edition ( T. N. M., Aug. 25-31/08), we ran an excerpt from the book Red Lake: Golden Treasure Chest, with information on how to get a copy. The telephone number accompanying the details…
Forty years a speculator
— The following is the first of a two-part, edited excerpt from Forty Years a Speculator, an investing memoir by Fred Carach, a Florida resident and 40-year subscriber to The Northern Miner. The 142-…
Editorial: It’s closin’ time
Mine closings and layoffs. Yes, with metal prices pulling back sharply this past half year, we’ve finally reached that painful inflection point in the commodity cycle where mine suspensions and closin…
Obituary: Founder of Sander Geophysics dies at 84
George Wolfgang Sander, founder of one of Canada’s most successful geophysics surveying companies, passed away peacefully at his home in Dunrobin, Ont., on Aug. 23, 2008. He was 84.
MagIndustries boosts Kouilou reserve
Four months after nailing a 25-year licence to mine potash in the Republic of Congo, in Equatorial Africa, MagIndustries (MAA-V, MAAFF-O) has filed an updated technical report and reserve and resource…
Navasota unperturbed by Rio’s troubles in Guinea
VANCOUVER –Christopher Wild, the president and CEO of Navasota Resources (NAV-V, NAORF-O), doesn’t have any grand delusions about his company’s giant bauxite property in Guinea, West Africa.
Independent Nickel mulls its options
Hoping to expand its nickel holdings in Manitoba, Victory Nickel (NI-T, VNCKF-O) has made an unsolicited, all-share takeover bid for Sudbury, Ont.-based Independent Nickel (INI-T, INIFF-O).
SPOT PRICES (September 01, 2008)
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LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 01, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, August 26, 2008 (change from August 19 in brackets):