U.S. Markets – November 24-30
U. S. markets reeled after word came out of Dubai that some of its state-run conglomerates had to delay massive debt repayments. And while markets bounced back after a mid-period selloff that followed…
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Toronto Stock Exchange – November 24-30
Reports that Dubai was seeking to restructure its debt had a ripple effect across the world over the Nov. 23-30 reporting period.
TSX Venture Exchange – November 24-30
After making aggressive gains for much of November, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite index ended the month off with a bit of breather. For the Nov. 24-30 trading period, the Venture board lost a sobe…
Will Congress Enact U. S. Hardrock Royalties?
VANCOUVER — These days the refrain “our project is on patented ground” has slipped its way into the sales pitch of the American mineral explorer. The song of the patented owes its inspiration to Congress, where three major bills are alive –…
New Gold Ups Production And Lowers Costs
VANCOUVER– New Gold’s (NGD-T, NGD-X) third-quarter results show primarily increased production and decreased cash costs at its three operating mines.
Canadian Miners Strike Back Against Bill C-300
After taking abuse from both the media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the better part of a week in late November, Canadian miners finally had their turn at the microphone.
Newmont Moves Boddington Into Commercial Production
News that Newmont Mining’s (NMC-T, NEM-N) Boddington operation in Western Australia has achieved commercial production and that it is making headway in Indonesia, helped push the gold major’s shares t…
Harmony Gold To Shut Several High-Cost Mines
High costs due to the strong rand are partly responsible for Harmony Gold’s (HMY-N, HRM-L) decision to shut down several of its mines, says the company’s chief executive, Graham Briggs, South Africa’s…
C-300 Still Flawed
Canada’s mining industry spent a rare week under the national media’s heat lamps, as many reporters rallied to support the anti-mining Bill C-300, which is sponsored by backbench federal Liberal membe…
AME BC Names Annual Award Recipients
VANCOUVER– The Association for Mineral Exploration in British Columbia (AME BC) has announced the winners of its 2009 awards, which are presented annually to individuals or teams who have made signif…
LME Warehouse Levels (December 07, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, December 1, 2009 (change from Nov. 24 in brackets):
Spot Prices (December 07, 2009)
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