Thermo Fisher Scientific Captures Good Design Award
X-ray experts Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO-N) have been awarded a Good Design award by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum for its Niton XL3t series handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers.
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Wenco To Supply Fleet Management Technology For Alrosa
Wenco International Mining Systems, a supplier of computer-based fleet management systems, has been commissioned by state-run diamond miner Alrosa to supply technology for the company’s Nurba mine in …
People (February 09, 2009)
American Bonanza Gold — Joe Chan appointed CFO.
LME Warehouse Levels (February 09, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 3, 2009 (change from Jan. 27 in brackets):
Spot Prices (February 09, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (February 09, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Daily Metal Prices (February 09, 2009)
Date Feb. 2 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 Dec. 28 Dec. 27 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1035/1070 1035/1070 1011/1050 1061/1129 1060/11…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (February 09, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 2 Jan. 30 Jan. 29 Jan. 28 Jan. 27 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 872.82 882.63 880.54 869.92 867.87 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 8624.83 8694.90 8762.76 8906.23 8759.63…
TSX Venture Short Positions (February 09, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 15/09 (with changes from Dec. 31/08).
B2Gold Swoops In On Central Sun
VANCOUVER — With only hours to go before a 5 p. m. deadline on Jan. 30, Linear Gold (LRR-T, LGCFF-O) dropped its bid for Central Sun Mining (CSM-T, SMC-N) instead of topping B2Gold’s (BTO-T, BGLPF-O)…
Freeport Defends Phelps Takeover After US$13B Writedown
VANCOUVER — Impairment and goodwill charges primarily related to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) acquisition of Phelps Dodge in March 2007 have come back to haunt it with a US$13.9-billi…
Eldorado Aims For 400,000 Oz. Gold Production In 2010
VANCOUVER — Although its yearend numbers and production forecasts suggest Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) is catching up to the majors, Eldorado chief financial officer Earl Price says: “We actually lik…