Lean and mean has gone too far
The following is an open letter from Buzz Hargrove, the departing national president of the Canadian Auto Workers Union, the largest private sector union in Canada and representative of about 7,500 Ca…
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Clear skies in Qinghai for Eldorado Gold (September 08, 2008)
As the first North American gold producer in China, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has a lot to smile about.
Minco-Sterling merger a no-go
VANCOUVER — Minco Silver (MSV-T, MISVF-O) has cancelled its plans to take over Sterling Mining (SMQ-T, SRLM-O).
Inmet and Petaquilla make nice
Inmet Mining has moved closer to its (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) dream of taking Petaquilla Copper (PTC-T, PTQLF-O) out of the picture at the Petaquilla copper project in Panama, by boosting its bid for the juni…
Silvercorp turning on China’s silver tap (September 08, 2008)
Record production brought in higher revenues for Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) in the latest quarter, and the company maintained its status as one of the industry’s lowest-cost silver producers.
PEOPLE (September 08, 2008)
Canadian Royalties — Richard Faucher has resigned as president, CEO and a director; Glenn Mullan appointed president and CEO on an interim basis.
LME Warehouse Levels (September 08, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 1, 2008 (change from August 26 in brackets):
Red Hill expands Ulaan Ovoo pit
Red Hill Energy (RH-V, RHFFF-O) is combining a bulk-sample program with an open-pit expansion program at its Ulaan Ovoo coal project in Mongolia.
Spot Prices (September 08, 2008)
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Producer And Dealer Prices (September 08, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,466.00/t.
Continental Minerals: one step closer at Xietongmen
VANCOUVER — The Chinese government has approved Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) land reclamation report — the final of seven completed — for its Xietongmen project in Tibet, about 50 km from…
DAILY METAL PRICES (September 08, 2008)
Date Sept. 1 Aug. 29 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2410/2460 2440/2480 2410/2460 2470/2510 2430/2…