Aurizon gold mine almost ready
Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is about to begin operations at its Casa Berardi gold mine in the Abitibi region of Quebec with just a few jobs left to cross off its preproduction checkli…
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Wallbridge milling tests work (November 27, 2006)
Test work on a 175-kg sample from the Broken Hammer copper deposit near Sudbury, Ont., has shown good recoveries to gravity and bulk flotation concentrates, says owner Wallbridge Mining (WM-T, WLBMF-O…
More gold at Palmarejo’s Guadalupe
Vancouver — Deep drilling by Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its Guadalupe project in Chihuahua state, Mexico has tapped into a zone of high-grade gold mineralization.
TSX Venture Exchange Nov. 14-20
Range-bound precious metals coupled with a slight weakening in base metals pushed the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index down 18.39 points over the Nov. 14-20 trading session to close at 2,630.5. Ave…
U.S. Markets Nov. 14-20
U.S. equity markets went on a steady but unspectacular rise over the reporting period Nov. 14-20, helped by a decline in oil prices and by low inflation figures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, whic…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 27, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 20, 2006 (change from Nov. 13 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.00 +1.60 Silver $12.92 +0.07 Platinum $1390.00 +210.00 Palladium $329.00 +10.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $14.87 -0.18 Lead $0.80 +0.83 Copper $3.12…
Hudson delivers more Greenland diamonds
Vancouver — With another batch of diamonds from its Greenland drilling program, Hudson Resources (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) has once again upped the size of the largest stone found in the region to 0.122 carat…
People (November 27, 2006)
Alcoa — Joseph Lucot appointed VP and corporate controller.
Aquila targets Upper Peninsula
Menominee Cty., Mich. — In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it’s not hard to imagine you are in northern Ontario. The scenery is much like the north shore of the big lakes, and the little details fit,…
Queenstake Q3 disappoints
Vancouver — Reduced gold production coupled with higher commodity and labour costs pushed Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) to its worst quarterly performance since acquiring the Jerritt Canyon min…
Lonmin bids for AfriOre
Platinum producer Lonmin (LMNIF-O, LMI-L) has reached an agreement to acquire AfriOre (AFO-T, AFOFF-O) in an all-cash deal.