Lending Rates (March 08, 2010)
as of 9 a.m. ET. March 2, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 0.50 Target overnight rate 0.25 Canadian Prime 2.25 U.S. Discount Primary 0.50 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….
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Exchange Rates (March 08, 2010)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Mar. 1 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 23 US$ in C$ 1.0420 1.0526 1.0675 1.0550 1.0517 C$ in US$ 0.9596 0.9500 0.9368 0.9479 0….
International Quotes (March 08, 2010)
Australia (A$) Mar 03 Feb. 23 Change Aquila Resources 9.82 9.71 0.11 Bendigo Mining 0.22 0.24 -0.02 Centennial Coal 3.71 3.75 -0.04 Fortescue Res 4.70 4.84 -0.14 Iluk…
Golden Predator Finds Gold In California
VANCOUVER — Golden Predator Royalty & Development (GPD-T) has hit high-grade gold in the latest drill program at its Golden Ridge project in California. The company plans to identify and tap into…
Volcan Drilling Delivers For Andina
VANCOUVER — An infill drilling program at the Volcan gold project in Chile is returning long mineralized intercepts for Andina Minerals (ADM-V).
China Sci-Tech Bids For Chariot
After putting down a dissident shareholder manoeuvre led by Lukas Lundin last September, a triumphant Ulli Rath — Chariot Resources’ (CHD-T) president and chief executive — told a gathering of share…
Riverstone Samples Gold At Nami In Burkina Faso
VANCOUVER — The latest sampling results at Riverstone Resources’ (RVS-V) Karma project in Burkina Faso have returned encouraging grades as the company heads into a formal drilling program in the area…
Pan American And Silver Wheaton Team Up For Navidad
VANCOUVER — Two successful silver companies have joined forces to tackle the Navidad project in Argentina, one of the largest undeveloped silver deposits in the world. In what has now become a famili…
Gold Keeps Ontario Aloft
Ontario is a world-ranked producer of many minerals, with a rich mining history spanning more than a century. Over that time, total metal production in the province has exceeded $363 billion from, among other commodities, 10 million tonnes of…
Medoro Moves Ahead At Marmato ‘Golden’ Mountain
Now that Medoro Resources (MRS-V) has compiled resource estimates for its three newly acquired projects in the Marmato Mountain gold district in Caldas state, Colombia, the company plans to expand and upgrade resources and then add them all…
Silvercorp Buys BC Project From Silver Standard
VANCOUVER — Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) is getting involved in a project a little closer to home. The Vancouver-based company has so far operated mainly in China, but is now set to buy the Silve…
Nemaska Joins The Lithium Pack
Speed has been the name of the game for Nemaska Exploration (NMX-V), and now the company is waiting for the market to catch up.