LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (November 17, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 11, 2008 (change from Nov. 4 in brackets): Aluminium Alloy 87720 (40) Aluminium 1550025 ( 17500) Copper 2…
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Berg shaping up for Terrane Metals (November 17, 2008)
Vancouver — Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-o) may be primarily focused on developing its mega Mt. Milligan copper project, near Prince George, B. C., but the company is still finding time to drill its …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOVEMBER 4-10
The TSX Composite Index lost the gains it made early in the Nov. 4-10 period and finished the week lower than where it began. Despite breaking above the 10,000-point benchmark, the index wound up at 9…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – NOVEMBER 4-10
The mood prevailing over the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index for the Nov. 4-10 trading period was a wary one. Although the index climbed from 935.59 points to as high as 975.27, the board nonethel…
U. S. MARKETS – NOVEMBER 4-10
U. S. markets were down during the Nov. 4-10 trading session on continuing signs of recession. The election of a new U. S. president does not change the economic fundamentals, and a stark reminder of …
Four legends to join the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct four new members at its 21st annual dinner and induction ceremony being held Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, in Toronto.
Obituary: Mining machinery entrepreneur Jack Clark dies at 82
John (Jack) Hayes Clark, entrepreneur and mining machinery manufacturer, died peacefully after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson’s disease, at his farm home on Nov. 4, 2008. He was 82.
Metals Commentary: Gold and the coming new monetary system
For decades we have referred to Bretton Woods in the sense of “during the Bretton Woods period” and “after the demise of Bretton Woods.”
Jasper posts more drill results from B. C.
In an interview with The Northern Miner in December 2005, Gordon Dixon, president of Jasper Mining (JSP-V, JAMGF-o), said the company’s McFarlane property, just east of Kootenay Lake in British Columb…
Editorial: Moly meltdown shakes things up
The spectre of a global recession continued to grow and shape-shift during the week ended Nov. 8, the 45th trading week of 2008, laying its dead hand onto more industrial players, including automakers…
Nevsun arranges US$89M debt for Bisha (November 17, 2008)
Vancouver — The Industrial Development Corp. of South Africa (IDC) must have liked what it saw at Nevsun Resources’ (NSU-T, NSU-x) Bisha project when it visited the site in Eritrea this August. The I…
Citigroup turns bearish across the board (November 17, 2008)
Vancouver– In a new commodity outlook Citigroup Global Markets predicts all base metal markets moving to surplus in 2009, meaning trough cycle prices will dominate through 2009.