U. S. MARKETS MARCH 18-24
Stressed financial markets, tight credit conditions and a deepening housing contraction prompted U. S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on March 18 to concede on national television that yes, the U. S…
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TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE MARCH 18-24
The holiday-shortened Mar. 18-24 trading period saw a slight rebound in the TSX Composite Index as it gained 67.57 points to 13,019.72.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE MARCH 18-24
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index followed gold, oil, and the Canadian dollar over the March 18-24 trading session, falling 82.94 points or 3.2% to close at 2,481.75 on Easter Monday. Average da…
BID-ASK — MARCH 18-24, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.25 0.12 Afrasia Minl F V 0.285 0.42 0.28 0.55 0.25 Agau Res V 0.29 0.305…
NEW 52-WEEK HIGHS AND LOWS —
MARCH 18-24, 2008
Farallon races to production
SITE VISIT GUERRERO STATE, MEXICO–If there were a competition for the shortest timeline to move a discovery into production, Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O) might just win. The junior company punched…
Overcoming the bandidos
SITE VISIT SANTA ANA, MEXICO — They came from behind the mountains, from a swath of uninhabited high-plain desert marked only by rough outcrop-pings and dark patches of palo verde….
Sherritt offers $704M for Royal Utilities
Royal Utilities Income Fund (RU. UN-T) shares surged 20% after Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) announced plans to buy out Canada’s largest thermal coal producer for $704 million.
Geologix cuts strong grades at San Agustin
VANCOUVER — The polymetallic San Agustin deposit in Durango, Mexico, continues to demonstrate its growth potential for Geologix Explorations (GIX-V, GXEXF-O) in advance of a resource estimate due out…
Tahera puts itself on the block
Failing diamond miner Tahera Diamond( TAH-T, TAHEF-O), which has been under creditor protection since January, has put itself up for sale, hiring financial advisory firm Franklin Capital Partners to f…
PEOPLE (March 31, 2008)
CanAlaska Uranium — Victor Fern appointed a director.
New Velardena vein for ECU (March 31, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A new vein discovery at the Velardena property in Durango state, Mexico, gave ECU Silver Mining (ECU-T, ECUXF-O) a market boost recently.