SilverCrest Mines takes two steps forward at Santa Elena
SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V, STVZF-O) has checked off two more boxes on its “to-do” list before it can move its Sant…
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Chinese zirconium play lists on the TSX
Rock samples taken from several Apollo space missions suggest that zirconium is found in higher concentrations on t…
More gold for Aquila
Aquila Resources (AQA-T) got a slight lift from drills testing a porphyry deposit at its Back Forty project in Mich…
Banro pulls strong intercepts at Twangiza in DRC
Assay results from an additional 30 diamond-drill holes from Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) Twangiza project on the Twangiza-Namoya gold belt, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, continue to come up gold…
Promontorio drilling delivers for Kootenay Gold
VANCOUVER — Continued good news out of the Promontorio silver-gold- lead-zinc project in Sonora, Mexico, once again buoyed Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) share price in a lagging market.
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (August 18, 2008)
Australia (A$) Aug 12 Aug 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.20 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 4.80 5.60 -0.80 Lion Selection Ltd 1.58 1.50 0.08 Newcrest Mining 23.49 26.31 -2.82 …
DIVIDENDS (August 18, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Oct 1, rec Sept 12. Newmont Canada will p…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (August 18, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at July 31/08 (with changes from July 15/08).
BID-ASK — AUGUST 5-11, 2008
12-MONTH 12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Lakewood Mng V 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.05 Acrex Vent…
LENDING RATES (August 18, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 12, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5…
EXCHANGE RATES (August 18, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 11 Aug. 8 Aug. 7 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 US$ in C$ 1.0676 1.0678 1.0511 1.0470 1.0426 C$ in US$ 0.9367 0.9365 0.9514 0.9551 0.959…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (August 18, 2008)
as of Aug. 11/08