Daily Metal Prices (December 29, 2008)
Date Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1120/1180 1140/1180 1140/1210 1110.50/1170 1105…
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North American Stock Exchange Indices (December 29, 2008)
52-week Date Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 716.81 718.54 713.44 705.54 686.02 2886.39 678.62 TSX Composite 8461.83 8515.45 8391.90 8634.00 …
Northgate More Than Doubles Young-Davidson Gold Resource
Vancouver — Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-x) has been rewarded for its drilling efforts at its Young-Davidson project in Ontario with a new resource estimate that pushes the gold count past 3 millio…
Tsx Short Positions (December 29, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/08 (with changes from Nov. 30/08).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 29, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
Editor’s Picks: top 10 stories of 2008
It was remarkable year for the mining industry, as we witnessed a commodities boom in the first quarter turn into a…
Metallurgical coal outlook for 2009
Demand for metallurgical coal next year will be 7% lower than in 2008, as global steel production continues to drop…
PolyMet draws on debt to feed NorthMet
In tight credit markets it’s good to have deep pockets in your corner.
Western Canadian Coal and Cambrian discuss merger
Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) and Cambrian Mining (CBM-L) have reached an agreement in principal that would …
Jaguar’s tidy Brazilian operations make for a growing producer story
At a time when more than one mining company is struggling to stay afloat, Jaguar Mining (JAG-T, JAGNF-o) is a bit o…
Acadian Mining’s ScoZinc receives creditor protection
Dramatic cost reduction measures at Acadian Mining’s (ADA-T, ADAIF-o) Scotia mine a few months ago weren&rsqu…
TNM’s Mining Persons of the Year: Aurelian’s Anderson, Barron, Leary
Our “Mining Person of the Year” award for 2008 goes to the trio of Patrick Anderson, Keith Barron and Stephen Leary…