Spot Prices (March 02, 2009)
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Assay Lab ‘Oops’: Northern Freegold Hits Bonanza-Grade
VANCOUVER — Northern Freegold (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) CEO Bill Harris and president Susan Craig suspected the assay results of a drill intercept from the Nucleus zone of its Freegold Mountain property in th…
Daily Metal Prices (March 02, 2009)
Date Feb. 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1125/1155 1110/1135 1105/1149 1101/1131 1120/1…
US Beryllium Supply On The Pentagon’s Radar
The United States Department of Defense and a special Pentagon board have published a report calling high-purity beryllium a “critical material” for national security and warning that domestic sources…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (March 02, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 878.94 892.90 902.10 915.82 919.16 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 7647.67 7949.99 8185.35 8175.95 …
Boardroom Friction Heats Up For Polar Star
The war being waged in the boardroom of Polar Star Mining (PSR-V, POSRF-O) just got uglier.
Producer And Dealer Prices (March 02, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,400 /t.
TSX Short Positions (March 02, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (with changes from Jan. 31/09).
Lending Rates (March 02, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Feb. 24, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 1.25 Target overnight rate 1.00 Canadian Prime 3.00 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime …
Getting To The Ring Of Fire
Despite the industry slump, exploration in the McFaulds Lake area of northern Ontario continues apace as Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) and other explorers drill off deposits they hope will add up …
TSX Venture Short Positions (March 02, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/09 (with changes from Jan. 31/09).
Exchange Rates (March 02, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Feb. 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 US$ in C$ 1.2512 1.2541 1.2595 1.2596 1.2601 C$ in US$ 0.7992 0.7974 0.7940 0.7939 0…