LENDING RATES (July 07, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, June 24, 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 …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
CNQ TRADING — JUNE 17-23, 2008 (July 07, 2008)
(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 350 0.15 0.15 0.15 + 0.05 0.23 0.085 Avanti Mining AVMI 6960 0.80 0.31 0.55 -0.15 0.80 0…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (July 07, 2008)
as of Apr. 1/2008
U. S. MARKETS JUNE 24-26
Investors ran for cover during the abbreviated June 24-26 trading session as oil prices climbed above US$140 per barrel on Thursday. The same day, Chakib Khelil, president of the Organization of Petro…
Kyrgyz court ruling roughs up Centerra
Centerra Gold’s (CG-T, CAGDF-O) share price was hammered recently, after a court ruling against it coincided with the departure of two key members of its management.
Editorial: More confusion for miners in Venezuela
The psychodrama that is Venezuela welled up again onto the world stage during the week ended June 28, the last trading week of the first half of 2008.
Obituary: Maurice ‘Mort’ Brown: Mining devotee dies at 95
Behind a large wooden desk littered with stock tables and back issues of The Northern Miner sits publisher Mort Brown, shuffling stacks of papers and organizing his office while a new editor explains …
Conservative but clever: Agnico-Eagle strategy pays off with Goldex opening
SITE VISIT VAL-D’OR, QUE. — While Agnico-Eagles Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) hails its simple mining process as a key to the economic success of its latest…
Young-Davidson economic, but just barely
VANCOUVER — Forced to mothball production plans for its Kemess North project in British Columbia, Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) turned its attention elsewhere. Now it has been rewarded for its ab…
Avanti buys past-producing Kitsault moly mine
The current bull market in mining has been characterized by the redevelopment of many deposits that were mothballed during the long slump in commodity prices. Avanti Mining (AVMI-C, AVNMF-O) is joinin…
Volta boasts hefty West African portfolio
Volta Resources (VTR-T, VLTAF-O) is proving that keeping in touch with old friends can be a boon to business.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (July 07, 2008)
52-week Date June 30 June 27 June 26 June 25 June 24 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp n/a n/a 2553.37 2534.39 2559.68 3341.56 2340.21 TSX Composite n/a n/a 14292.14 14441.13 14409…