Editorial: Miners Limp Across The Finish Line
The last two trading weeks of 2008 were characterized by miners catching their breath and licking their wounds after a brutal past few months.
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Odds ‘n’ sods: Friends close and far
One thing that has always amused me during my 40 years in mining is meeting friends in strange places.
Silvercorp Gains On TLP-LM Prefeasibility
VANCOUVER — China’s largest primary- silver producer, Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O), now has a five-year mine plan for its recently acquired and already operating TLP-LM silver-lead project. It …
Business As Usual After Guinea’s Military Coup
It didn’t take long for unrest to take hold in Guinea after the country’s long-serving president was pronounced dead on Dec. 22 and that has meant increased uncertainty for miners in the country.
Lme Warehouse Levels (January 12, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 6, 2009 (change from Dec. 30 in brackets): Aluminium Alloy 103980 (2100) Aluminium 2357100 ( 55075) Copper…
Spot Prices (January 12, 2009)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2009 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $844.00 -26.00 Silver $10.85 +0.02 Platinum $945.00 +38.00 Palladium $185.00 +1.50 Base Metals…
People (January 12, 2009)
Andina Minerals — George Bee appointed president, CEO and a director; Carl Hansen has stepped down as president and CEO.
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 12, 2009)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,350 /t.
Daily Metal Prices (January 12, 2009)
Date Jan. 5 Jan. 2 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Dec. 30 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1100.00/1135 1115/1150 Holiday 1070/1100 1046/110…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 12, 2009)
52-week Date Jan. 5 Jan. 2 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Dec. 30 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 874.49 846.69 797.02 797.02 773.06 2873.44 678.62 TSX Composite 9285.51 9234.11 8987.70 8987.70 …
West Timmins And Lake Shore Find New High-Grade
VANCOUVER — West Timmins Mining (WTM-T, WTMNF-O) and Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) have hit gold. The joint-venture partners’ latest discovery on the West Timmins land package in Ontario is a high…
TSX Short Positions (January 12, 2009)
Tsx Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/08 (with changes from Nov. 30/08). Largest short positions Teck Cominco TCK. B 17619622 3952939 Lundin Mining LUN 14523592 -1…