Sherwood and Capstone to merge (September 08, 2008)
Vancouver So long as shareholders at Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) bless the marriage, Sherwood and Capstone Mining (CS…
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New Guinea Gold tracking gold-rich oxide at Sinivit
Vancouver – At the producing Sinivit gold mine in Papua New Guinea expansion drilling is returning high-grade gold …
Pope drinks from Buffalo Gold chalice
Buffalo Gold’s (BUf-V, BYBUF-O) new connection to Pope Benedict XVI could benefit the company’s future developmen…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (September 08, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/08 (with changes from Jul. 31/08).
Lending Rates (September 08, 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…
Spur Ventures digs in to ride the dragon
Spur Ventures’ (SVU-T, SPVEF-O) Chinese odyssey began in 1996, when the company’s mining-focused founders saw potential in some rock phosphate mines in the country.
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (September 08, 2008)
as of Aug. 25/08
Rubicon rises on Phoenix gold results
VANCOUVER — Another set of bonanza intercepts from the Phoenix gold project in Red Lake, Ont., added 38% to Rubicon Minerals’ (RMX-T, RBY-X) share price over three days of trading.
A miner’s guide to listing in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — While competition with the Shanghai Stock Exchange continues, Hong Kong is still home to some of China’s largest mineral companies, with larger companies generally having a secondary list…
International Quotes (September 08, 2008)
Australia (A$) Aug 12 Aug 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.20 -0.02 Kingsgate Cons. 4.80 5.60 -0.80 Lion Selection Ltd 1.58 1.50 0.08 Newcrest Mining 23.49 26.31 -2.82 …
Dividends (September 08, 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…
Mongolian hurdles don’t faze Ivanhoe (September 08, 2008)
VANCOUVER — In spite of everything, it seems Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) is committed to Mongolia.