Daily Metal Prices (February 02, 2009)
Date Jan. 26 Jan. 23 Jan. 22 Dec. 21 Dec. 20 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1032/1100 1020/1060 1020/1060 1036/1105 1066/1…
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North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 02, 2009)
52-week Date Jan. 26 Jan. 23 Jan. 22 Jan. 21 Jan. 20 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 867.16 859.69 850.21 851.55 856.68 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 8656.51 8627.97 8486.56 8757.89…
Great Western Looks South For Rare Earths
As China continually tightens the reins on rare earth exports, Great Western Minerals Group (GWG-V, GWMGF-O) is trying to secure its own supply by signing an option agreement with a South African comp…
Chilean Miner Buys Majority Stake In Explorator Chile
VANCOUVER — Explorator Resources (EXO-V, EXRAF-O) is selling a 51% stake in its Chilean subsidiary, Explorator Chile, to intermediate copper miner Sociedad Punta del Cobre (Pucobre) for a US$17-milli…
Chesapeake breathing new life into Metates
Vancouver – Armed with long mineralized intercepts and a new metallurgical plan for a big old gold-silver deposit…
B2Gold swoops in on Central Sun
Vancouver – With only hours to go before a 5:00 p.m. deadline on Jan. 30 Linear Gold (LRR-T) dropped its bid for Ce…
Cliffs buys into KWG on ‘Ring of Fire’ chrome discovery
Coking coal and iron ore heavyweight Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is investing US$3.5 million in a private pl…
Orex rises on latest drill results
Strong results from Orex Exploration’s (OX-V) drilling in Nova Scotia helped secure the Rouyn-Noranda, Québe…
Vale Inco reaches agreement with province on Voisey’s Bay
Vale Inco has reached an agreement with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to amend the Voisey’s Bay develop…
District judge rules for Barrick in Cortez Hills case
A U.S. judge has ruled against a preliminary injunction that would have halted construction at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-…
Freeport defends Phelps takeover after US$14B net-loss
Vancouver – Impairment and goodwill charges primarily related to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) acquisiti…
More than a wish for Golden Hope
Assay results from Golden Hope Mines (GNH-V) confirm that the company has hit upon a second mineralized body at its…