More gold for Osisko
With a feasibility study and a 6.3 million oz. reserve already done on its main orebody Osisko Mining (OSK-T) wants…
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Regent takes reins at Barrick
It is not every day that the world’s largest gold company changes leaders at the helm, but such a rare day occurr…
Andina Riding High At Volcan
SITE VISIT COPIAPO, CHILE — Using its US$19 million in working capital, Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) is moving forward on its advanced Volcan gold-sulphur exploration project here, high in the…
Debt Troubles Start To Pile Up For Miners
VANCOUVER–For a growing number of mining companies unable to make payments on significant debts, the prospects for a happy new year are growing dim.
U.S. Markets – Jan. 6-12
Many are wondering how far the bailout package in the United States will go in fixing the economy. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the US$700-billion stimulus should help revive th…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Jan. 6-12
The TSX fell during the Jan. 6-12 trading session, with the S&P/TSX composite index losing 492 points, or 5.3%, to 8,793. Metal and mining issues sustained heavier losses, with the S&P/TSX Cap…
TSX Venture Exchange -Jan. 6-12
VANCOUVER — It was an up-and-down week for the S&P/TSX Venture composite index over the Jan. 6-12 trading session. The board started the week by climbing above the 900-point mark, a height it has…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 19, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 13, 2009 (change from Jan. 6 in brackets):
Moon Dust And Hairy Rocks
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto has opened the doors to its Earth’s Treasures exhibit located in the Teck Suite of Galleries, sponsored by Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N).
Continental Nickel Makes Headway In Tanzania
Nickel prices may be in the dumps, but that isn’t dampening Continental Nickel’s (CNI-V, CNKDF-O) drive at its Nachingwea nickel sulphide project in Tanzania, which recently returned some encouraging …
Spot Prices (January 19, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 19, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.