MagIndustries boosts Kouilou reserve
Four months after nailing a 25-year licence to mine potash in the Republic of Congo, in Equatorial Africa, MagIndustries (MAA-V, MAAFF-O) has filed an updated technical report and reserve and resource…
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Editorial: It’s closin’ time
Mine closings and layoffs. Yes, with metal prices pulling back sharply this past half year, we’ve finally reached that painful inflection point in the commodity cycle where mine suspensions and closin…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 01, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.
DAILY METAL PRICES (September 01, 2008)
Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday 2440/2495 2430/2470 2431/2475 2430/247…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 01, 2008)
52-week Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1940.01 1951.63 1949.68 1919.75 1901.73 3192.55 1881.41 TSX Composite 13288.96 13447.29 13539.22 …
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 01, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/08 (with changes from Jul. 15/08).
Gustavson to complete Contact prefeasibility
Boulder, Colo.-based consulting firm Gustavson Associates has been hired to prepare a prefeasibilty study for International Enexco’s (IEC-V, IEXCF-O) Contact copper project in Nevada.
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (September 01, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/08 (with changes from Jul. 31/08).
LENDING RATES (September 01, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET, Aug 19, 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…
Aretech buys majority stake in Xcalibur
Multinational engineering company Aretech Solutions is acquiring a majority stake in Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics.
EXCHANGE RATES (September 01, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 US$ in C$ 1.0464 1.0458 1.0456 1.0628 1.0607 C$ in US$ 0.9557 0.9562 0.9564 0.9409 0…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (September 01, 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…