KWG and Spider plan merger following Cliffs’ hostile bid
Juniors KWG Resources (KWG-V) and Spider Resources (SPQ-V) are planning to merge in an attempt fight off a pai…
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Canadian Shield completes resource on Colpayoc in Peru
Canadian Shield Resources (EXP-V) has completed a maiden resource estimate on its Colpayoc gold proj…
Exeter pulls long gold intercepts at Caspiche (May 25, 2010)
Vancouver – Exeter Resource (XRC-T, XRA-X, EXB-F) has cut very long gold intercepts that expand the main miner…
Cliffs goes after majority stake in Big Daddy
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) has made separate but similar cash offers to acquire KWG Resources (KWG-V) an…
East Asia Minerals extends Miwah Main zone to the West
Drilling at the Miwah project in Indonesia’s Aceh province in northern Sumatra has extended gold mineralizatio…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 24, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,366.66/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (May 24, 2010)
Date May 17 May 14 May 13 May 12 May 11 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1901/1925 1986/2015 1960/1990 1975/2010 1920/1950 A…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (May 24, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Apr. 30/10 (with changes from Apr. 15/10).
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (May 24, 2010)
Short positions outstanding at Apr. 30/10 (with changes from Apr. 15/10).
DIVIDENDS (May 24, 2010)
Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20/10. Alcoa will pay a $0.75* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on July 1, rec June 11. Franco-Nevada will start paying a semi-annual …
Post-quake Chile seeks more from copper miners
SANTIAGO, CHILE — As dawn broke on Feb. 27, 2010, Chileans were aghast at the destruction wrought by a huge earthquake that had shook most of them from their sleep the night before.From Santiago down the Central Valley, the country’s…
Philippine Metals blazes trail on Luzon
You could say Philippine Metals (PHI-V) has Bre-X Minerals to thank for its good fortune.The chill in mining exploration that swept Southeast Asia in the aftermath of the Bre-X scandal shuttered the offices of many majors active in the…