Constellation Copper stops mining at Lisbon Valley
The troubled Lisbon Valley copper project in southeastern Utah will shut down mining in early 2008, converting to a leach-only operation.
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Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (December 24, 2007)
Fund name Dec. 17($) Dec. 10($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 26.44 29.00 -2.56 -8.8 -1.2 2.61 644 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.64 12.85 -1.21 -9.4…
Editorial: BHP Billiton pitches mega-bid
After a furious few months of mergers-and-acquisitions activity, the mining industry stopped to catch its breath during the week ended Dec. 15, the fiftieth trading week of 2007.
Obituaries (December 24, 2007)
Alfred Powis
CNQ Trading — Dec 11-17, 2007 (December 24, 2007)
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 275 0.53 0.50 0.53 +0.01 0.80 0.40 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 17 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.00 0.50 0.10…
International Quotes (December 24, 2007)
Australia (A$) Dec 17 Dec 10 Change Bendigo Mining 0.32 0.34 -0.02 Centamin Egypt 1.28 1.35 -0.07 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.07 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.30 4.48 -0.18 Lion Selection Ltd…
Exchange Rates (December 24, 2007)
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Dividends (December 24, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Goldcorp 0.015 Dec 28 Dec 21 Newmont Mining 0.10* Dec 28 Dec 7 Hecla Mining 0.875* Jan 1 Dec 14 Iamgold 0.06* Jan 11…
Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in northern British Columbia points to the economic potential of an open-pit operation …
Lending Rates (December 24, 2007)
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Canaf eyes DRC diamond miner (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Canaf Group (CAF-V) is planning to gain a toehold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) diamond sector through a majority interest in a private Congolese mining company.
First Quantum ups interest in Equinox to 17%
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is quietly buying up shares of fellow copper miner Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQXMF-O) for “investment purposes,” it says.