LENDING RATES (September 01, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 19, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5…
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TSX SHORT POSITIONS (September 01, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/08 (with changes from Jul. 31/08).
Gustavson to complete Contact prefeasibility
Boulder, Colo.-based consulting firm Gustavson Associates has been hired to prepare a prefeasibilty study for International Enexco’s (IEC-V, IEXCF-O) Contact copper project in Nevada.
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 01, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/08 (with changes from Jul. 15/08).
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 …
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…