Golden Band Revamps Golden Heart In Saskatchewan
Golden Band Resources (GBN-V) wants to be seen as the key junior gold play for Saskatchewan.
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Ivanhoe And Rio Tinto Get Set To Start Construction At Oyu Tolgoi
With a long-awaited investment agreement finally signed by the Mongolian government, Ivanhoe Mines( IVN-T, IVN-N)and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) are getting down to the nitty-gritty of building a mine.
TNM’s Editorial Stance On Climate Change ‘Mystifying’
The Northern Miner’s editorial comments on climate change leave me mystified. A recent example is the editorial in the Dec. 7- 13/09 issue, but the substance and tone have remained largely the same fo…
Platinex Settlement Sets The Tone For Ontario Disputes
It’s always been a small, grassroots venture that never particularly gripped the market’s attention on its technical merits, but Platinex’s Big Trout Lake platinum group metals project in far northwes…
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Iamgold’s Niobec Mine
A plane crash near Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N)Niobec mine in Quebec’s Saguenay region has left two flight crew members dead and two passengers in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Taking The Long View On Carbon And Climate Change
The Earth has been emitting and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for more than half a billion years. The primary sources of current emissions are the roughly 500 active volcanic fields on the planet’s…
People (December 21, 2009)
Alexco Resource Corp. — Thomas Fudge appointed VP of development and engineering; Tim Hall appointed general manager of Keno Hill operations; Rob McIntyre appointed VP of corporate affairs and commun…
Rusal IPO Delayed
It took dealing with more than 70 lenders, but Rusal has managed to restructure its giant debt load.
Spot Prices (December 21, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
LME Warehouse Levels (December 21, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, December 15, 2009 (change from Dec. 7 in brackets):
Producer And Dealer Prices (December 21, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,050/t.
Daily Metal Prices (December 21, 2009)
Date Dec. 14 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 Dec. 8 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1935/1970 1915/1939 1869/1900 1821/1855 1806/185…