Kimber raises $5M for gold hunt
Now that it’s closed a $5-million private placement, Kimber Resources (KBR-T, KBX-x) will be looking to bolster its gold position in Mexico with the money going into the ground at its Monterde and Set…
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TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (October 13, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/08 (with changes from Sept. 15/08). Largest short positions Gold Wheaton Gold GLW 2734100 1252188 Largo Resources LGO 1299500 563000 Westernza…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (October 13, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (October 13, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/08 (with changes from Sept. 15/08). Largest short positions Lundin Mining LUN 23973922 -2240139 Ivanhoe Mines IVN 17773821 627410 Eldorado Gol…
EXCHANGE RATES (October 13, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Oct. 6 Oct. 3 Oct. 2 Oct. 1 Sept. 30 US$ in C$ 1.1027 1.0812 1.0769 1.0609 1.0599 C$ in US$ 0.9069 0.9249 0.9286 0.9426 0.94…
Candente pulls long interval at Canariaco Sur
Vancouver — As Candente Resources (DNT-T, CDOUF-o) closes in on an expanded scoping study for its Canariaco Norte copper-gold porphyry, its first drill result from a second porphyry target 1.3 km to …
LENDING RATES (October 13, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Oct. 7, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime 5…
DIVIDENDS (October 13, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv…
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (October 13, 2008)
Australia (A$) Oct 6 Sept 30 Change Bendigo Mining 0.16 0.19 -0.03 Kingsgate Cons. 0.64 0.82 -0.18 Lion Selection Ltd 1.50 1.49 0.01 Newcrest Mining 24.25 27.63 -3.38 …
Pacific Comox makes progress at Mabel (October 13, 2008)
Pacific Comox Resources (PCM-V, PAOCF-o) has completed a 7,000- metre drill program at its Mabel gold-silver project in Sonora state, and some of the results have started to come in.
Silver Wheaton adds Alexco’s Bellekeno to stable
Alexco Resource (AXR-T, AXU-x) has inked a deal with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-n) to sell silver from the Yukon.
Miners still waiting on DRC review
Investors and onlookers alike will have to hold their collective breath a little longer as completion of the mining contract review in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been delayed.