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…
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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 …
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.
Tournigan grows Kuriskova deposit
VANCOUVER — After a modelling error forced Tournigan Energy (TVC-V, TVCFF-O) to reduce the resources at its Kuriskova uranium deposit in eastern Slovakia last year, the newly renamed company has put …
Harmony, Newcrest, team up in PNG at Hidden Valley
Two of the biggest gold miners not listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange are combining forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the hopes of bringing a large-scale gold and silver mine into production by …
More intercepts for Mexoro (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Thanks to an infusion of cash from Paramount Gold and Silver( PZG-T, PZG-X)this spring, Mexoro Minerals (MXOM-O) continues to announce good near-surface intercepts from its 42-hole drill …
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (August 25, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
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.
Yankee Hat forms tungsten JV with Japanese group (August 25, 2008)
Restrictions on tungsten exports from China have caused resource-poor Japan to look to the Yukon and Northwest Territories as a new source for the rare metal.
Dia Bras brings in Q2 revenue of $6.7M
Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V, DBEXF-O)says it’s on target to process 144,000 tonnes of ore in 2008 at its pilot mining projects in Chihuahua state, Mexico.
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (August 25, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
SRA fights to keep its head above water
Third quarter results from Strategic Resource Acquisition (SRA) (SRZ-T) haven’t reversed the company’s dire fortunes; they’ve only made them worse.