Indonesia could be tricky for BHP
A battle could be brewing for BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) on a small island in Indonesia, where the company could soon find itself in the sights of environmental groups.
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BID-ASK — AUGUST 12-18, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.26 0.44 0.25 0.45 0.23 Agau Res V 0.17 0.21 0.19 0.55 0.11 …
EXCHANGE RATES (August 25, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 18 Aug. 15 Aug. 14 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 US$ in C$ 1.0605 1.0609 1.0620 1.0657 1.0640 C$ in US$ 0.9430 0.9426 0.9416 0.9384 0…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (August 25, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
Aussie junior Waratah Coal takes Queensland by storm
It’s a coal exploration company that many investors in Toronto may never have heard of, but Waratah Coal (WCI-V, WGO-A) is certainly making a big splash in Australia.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (August 25, 2008)
52-week Date Aug. 18 Aug. 15 Aug. 14 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1923.64 1937.33 1991.18 1996.89 1976.52 3192.55 1917.85 TSX Composite 13119.37 13096.70 13358.91 …
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 25, 2008)
Date Aug. 18 Aug. 15 Aug. 14 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2430.50/2475 2450/2490 2450/2495 2450/2500 246…
Glass Earth Gold steps up drilling across New Zealand
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Wellington-based junior Glass Earth Gold (GEL-V, GELGF-O) is among New Zealand’s most active explorers and probably the only one with drilling campaigns on both the North a…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (August 25, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,350.00/t.
SPOT PRICES (August 25, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 25, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 19, 2008 (change from Aug. 12 in brackets):
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE AUG. 12-18
The period of Aug. 12-18 was another bearish one for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index. By the end of the period the exchange had lost another 91.71 points, bringing the cumulative loss from Jul…