Quebec Gov’t Greenlights Osisko’s Canadian Malartic
SITE VISIT MALARTIC, QUE. — Osisko Mining (OSK-T, OSKFF-O) has jumped another big hurdle in the rapid development of its wholly owned, $1-billion Canadian Malartic gold project in Malartic, Que.,…
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Constantine Hits Big With Stepouts At Palmer Project
VANCOUVER — Solid drill results kept Constantine Metal Resources (CEM-V, CNSNF-O) afloat on a day when investors decided to pummel the mining sector: drill results from the Palmer project in Alaska k…
Augusta Raises $29M
VANCOUVER — Slowly but surely, Augusta Resources (AZC-T, AZC-X) is pulling together the funds and permits it needs to start building a mine at its Rosemont copper-molybdenum project in Arizona.
Snowfield Produces New Gold Zone For Silver Standard
VANCOUVER — At the Snowfield project, Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) is mobilizing drill rigs around a discovery hole that produced a lengthy intercept of gold mineralization at a target w…
ATW Extends Deflector Deposit
VANCOUVER — Doubt, it turns out, can be a useful thing: historical work showed the Deflector deposit at ATW Gold’s (ATW-V, ATWGF-O) Gullewa gold mine in Western Australia was closed off to the north …
US Budget Deficits Spiral Out Of Control
The 33rd trading week of the year was a good time to sit back and take in the big picture, especially with respect to the U. S. dollar’s slow-motion train wreck and its effect on gold.
TSX Venture Exchange Aug. 18-24
Without a doubt, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index had a strong showing during the Aug. 18-24 reporting period. There were four consecutive days of gains, followed by a small loss on the period’…
Spot Prices (August 31, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (August 31, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,950/t.
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (August 31, 2009)
*as of June 30/09
Exchange Rates (August 31, 2009)
Exchange Rates CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 24 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug.19 Aug. 18 US$ in C$ 1.0742 1.0799 1.0902 1.0969 1.1036 C$ in US$ 0.9309 0.9260 0.9173 0.9117…
Golden Goose Sells Nickel Project For $3M
Golden Goose Resources (GGR-V, GGOSF-O) is selling its Lac Levac nickel project in Quebec to focus on gold. The company has signed an option agreement with a private Quebec exploration company, Nemask…