COMMENTARY: Maintenance: Cost Versus Investment
Mining is a tough business and in order to stay competitive, every available advantage must be considered and wherever possible, put into practice.
News
Colombia Proving Golden For Ventana
VANCOUVER — An intense three-year drilling effort in Colombia keeps returning bonanza gold grades for Ventana Gold (VEN-T).
Gold Hawk Restructures Debt
Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) has restructured its debt in the nick of time.
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 23, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Court Blocks Rusoro Bid For Gold Reserve
Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) has dropped its hostile takeover offer for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-X), after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an interlocutory injunction on Feb. 10 stoppin…
Daily Metal Prices (February 23, 2009)
Date Feb. 16 Feb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1075.50/1111 1100.50/1135 1100.50/1130 1100/1125…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 23, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 16 Feb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 925.64 925.64 915.87 911.26 902.09 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 8678.10 8678.10 8778.78 8737.89 …
Dividends (February 23, 2009)
Note:Xstrata PLC subsidiary, Xstrata Canada is sending a notice of redemption for all outstanding Cmltv prf sh, series 3, redeemable Mar 1 for $25 each in cash, plus accruded and unpaid dividends. Alc…
Claude Finds More High-Grade At Seabee Deeps
VANCOUVER — Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) is being rewarded for its effort to find new mineralization to feed its Seabee mine in central Saskatchewan.
International Quotes (February 23, 2009)
Australia (A$) Feb 17 Feb 10 Change Bendigo Mining 0.23 0.17 0.06 Kingsgate Cons. 4.20 3.59 0.61 Lion Selection Ltd 0.84 0.66 0.18 Newcrest Mining 34.28 32.00 2.28 Zi…
TSX Venture Exchange Rights & Warrants (February 23, 2009)
Atlas Minerals (AMR. WT. A)– Wt buys sh @ $0.60 to Dec 31/09.
Cardero Gets Advance Payment For Pampa De Pongo
VANCOUVER — Cardero Resource (CDU-T, CDY-X) is getting a US$2-million payment for its Pampa de Pongo iron ore project ahead of schedule from Chinese buyer Nanjinzhao. The total purchase price of the …